Sociological Findings on AIDS: Subcultural Vulnerability and Appropriate Intervention Strategies

Author: Wang Shuguang
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is the first monograph on sociological research on AIDS in China based on empirical evidence. Building on the theoretical analysis of behavioral vulnerability assessment and behavioral change in sociology, it conducts multidimensional subcultural vulnerability analysis of AIDS among populations and explores culturally appropriate strategies for behavioral change. This pioneering and cutting-edge research on the sociology of AIDS in China challenges the psychological, epidemiological, public health theories, as well as the general sociological research methods and perspectives in behavioral change studies. It makes a contribution to the global fight against AIDS from the perspective of Chinese sociology.