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ERIC Number: EJ403333
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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AIDS: Individualizing a Social Problem.
Kaplan, Mark S.
Society, v27 n2 p4-7 Jan-Feb 1990
Criticizes the development of current Federal policy for dealing with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic based on the individual responsibility of minority group victims. Argues that AIDS should be combatted through a materialist-realist perspective that acknowledges the influence of social and environmental pressures. (FMW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attribution Theory, Illegal Drug Use, Minority Groups, Policy Formation, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Influences, Urban Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Policymakers; Community
Language: English
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