Thinking differently about HIV/AIDS : contributions from critical social science

Mykhalovskiy, Eric, (editor.). Namaste, Viviane K., (editor.).

Summary: "Almost four decades after the discovery of HIV/AIDS, the world continues to grapple with this public health challenge. "Thinking Differently about HIV/AIDS" explores the limits of mainstream approaches to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and challenges readers to develop alternate solutions, emphasizing the value of critical social science perspectives. The contributors investigate traditions of inquiry--governmentality studies, institutional ethnography, and Indigenous knowledges, among others--to determine what these perspectives can bring to HIV/AIDS research, policy, and programming. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how and why critical social science is necessary for rethinking research and the course of action required to address the epidemic."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780774860703
ISBN: 0774860707
ISBN: 9780774860710
ISBN: 0774860715
Physical Description: print
x, 361 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Vancouver ; UBC Press, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	On the possibility of being governed otherwise : exploring Foucault's legacy for critical social science studies in the field of HIV/AIDS / Adrian Guta and Stuart J. Murray -- Tracking treatment adherence : should critical social scientific accounts of HIV theorize non-human actants? / Martin French -- Institutional ethnography as a critical research strategy : access, engagement, and implications for HIV/AIDS research / Daniel Grace -- Conversation analysis and critical social science : the interactional organization of HIV-positive disclosures / Jeffrey P. Aguinaldo -- Indigenous knowing in HIV research in Canada : a reflexive dialogue / Randy Jackson -- Thinking critically about HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men / Barry D. Adam -- Undetectable optimism : the science of gay male sexual risk-taking and serosorting in the context of uncertain knowledge of viral load / Mark Gaspar -- A critical case-study analysis of the logic and practices of prescribing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to at-risk adolescents / Chris Sanders, Jill Owczarzak, and Andrew Petroll -- The social relations of disclosure : critical reflections on the community-based response to HIV criminalization / Colin Hastings -- Epidemiology, the media, and Vancouver's public health emergency : a critical ethnography / Denielle Elliott.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in electronic format.