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Beschreibung
Today AIDS dominates the headlines. A century ago it was fears of syphilis epidemics. This book looks at how the spread of syphilis was linked to socio-economic transformation land dispossession, migrancy and urbanisation disrupted social networks - factors similarly important in the AIDS crisis. Medical explanations of syphilis and state medical policy, however, were shaped by contemporary beliefs about race. Doctors drew on ideas from social Darwinism, eugenics, and social anthropology to explain the incidence of syphilis among poor whites and Africans, especially women, and to help define 'normal' and abnormal sexual behaviour for racial groups.
Syphilis and Racism in South Africa, 1880-1950
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| Verlag | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Ersterscheinung | 01. Januar 2001 |
| Maße | 21.6 cm x 14 cm |
| Gewicht | 337 Gramm |
| Format | Softcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9781349409730 |
| Auflage | 1st ed. 2001 |
| Seiten | 248 |
Schlagwörter
African Culture, Afrika, Asian History, Asiatische Geschichte, Ethnische Gruppen und multikulturelle Studien, Geschichte der Medizin, Health Sciences, History of Medicine, Kommunal- - Regional- Landes und Lokalregierung, Kulturwissenschaften, Medizin - allgemein, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Social Policy, Sozialwesen und soziale Dienste
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