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Sex and germs : the politics of AIDS / Cindy Patton.
LIBRA RA644.A25 P38 1985
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patton, Cindy, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--United States.
- AIDS (Disease).
- AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--United States.
- AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects.
- Gays--Political activity.
- Gay people.
- AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects.
- United States.
- Gay people--Political activity--United States.
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
- Homosexuality.
- Politics.
- Homophobia.
- Safe Sex.
- Homosexuels--États-Unis--Activité politique.
- Sida--Aspect politique--États-Unis.
- Sida--Aspect social--États-Unis.
- Medical Subjects:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
- Homosexuality.
- Politics.
- Homophobia.
- Safe Sex.
- United States.
- Local Subjects:
- Homosexuels--États-Unis--Activité politique.
- Sida--Aspect politique--États-Unis.
- Sida--Aspect social--États-Unis.
- Physical Description:
- 182 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Added title page: Sex & germs
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : South End Press, [1985]
- Summary:
- Sex and Germs by Cindy Patton looks beyond the one-dimensional, often homphobic analyses that are legion in the popular media and attempts to understand AIDS biologically, psychologically and socially.
- Contents:
- They said it couldn't happen
- Sarch for a magic bullet
- AIDS 1985: the Atlanta update
- Germophobia
- Law and medicine
- New right
- Erotophobia- desire and practice
- Identity and community
- Safe sex
- AIDS organizing.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178) and index.
- Gay Book Award (American Library Association), 1986
- Stonewall Book Award, Winner, 1986
- Other Format:
- Online version: Patton, Cindy, 1956- Sex & germs.
- ISBN:
- 0896082601
- 9780896082601
- 0896082598
- 9780896082595
- 0920057829
- 9780920057827
- OCLC:
- 12805057
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