Morality, Hope and Grief
( Epistemologies of Healing )
Publication series ：Epistemologies of Healing
Author： Geissler Paul Wenzel; Prince Ruth Jane;
Publisher： Berghahn Books
Publication year： 2010
E-ISBN: 9781845458294
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780857457967
Subject： C91 Sociology;R1 Preventive Medicine , Health;R5 Internal Medicine
Keyword： null 内科学,预防医学、卫生学,社会学SociologyPreventive Medicine , HealthInternal Medicine
Language： ENG
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Description
The HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has been addressed and perceived predominantly through the broad perspectives of social and economic theories as well as public health and development discourses. This volume however, focuses on the micro-politics of illness, treatment and death in order to offer innovative insights into the complex processes that shape individual and community responses to AIDS. The contributions describe the dilemmas that families, communities and health professionals face and shed new light on the transformation of social and moral orders in African societies, which have been increasingly marginalised in the context of global modernity.
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