Bearing Witness
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A01=Philip M Kayal
Administrat Ive
AIDS activism
Amer Ican
Author_Philip M Kayal
Category=JBSF
Cathol Ic
Communi Ty
community-based AIDS intervention strategies
Cou Ld
Deve Lopment
Discr Iminat Ion
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Fol Lowing
Franc Isco
gay community mobilization
Gove Rnmen
Ib Le
Imposs Ib Le
Mill Ion
minority health disparities
Mot Iva Ted
Part Ic Ipat Ion
political response to epidemics
Popu La
Poss Ib Le
Pr Ide
Ransformat Ion
Rel Igious
Responden Ts
Rgan Iza
S A N Franc Isco
Shou Ld
social stigma research
Ta Tes
volunteer organizations
Product details
- ISBN 9780367314651
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Aug 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This study tells how one community-based initiative - Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) in New York - overcame the obstacles of homophobia and fear of AIDS by organizing groups of volunteers who "bear witness" to the suffering of people with AIDS. The book explores the gay community's response to AIDS, examining the relationship between personal motiv
Philip M. Kayal is professor of sociology at Seton Hall University. He has published extensively in the sociology of religion, ethnicity, and homophobia. His current interests are the nonprofit sector and the study of gay/AIDS volunteerism.
