02210 a2200409 4500 20250526161931.0 250430042019GB eng 9780429513961 EA Taylor & Francis GBP 40.99 BB 01 eng MJCJ2 thema MBS thema MBNH thema GTM thema JP thema JHB thema 1H bisac MJCJ2 bic MBS bic MBNH bic GTB bic JP bic JHB bic 1H bisac SOC057000 bisac MED022020 bisac MED078000 bisac SOC008010 bisac 362.196979200968 bisac Katinka de Wet 809 Normalization of the HIV and AIDS Epidemic in South Africa 1 Oxford Routledge 20190822 170 p This book explores the normalization of HIV and AIDS, reflecting upon the intended and unintended consequences of the multifarious "AIDS industry." The Normalization of the HIV and AIDS Epidemic in South Africa deals with the manner in which the HIV and AIDS epidemic has become such a well-known disease with such wide-ranging ramifications. With its focus on the "AIDS industry," this book examines issues such as the framing of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in a manner that greatly fostered notions of stigmatization and moralization. This book looks at the complexities of dealing with the epidemic in contemporary South Africa, examining the difficulties of addressing the social aspects of a disease in the context of increased focus on technological quick-fix solutions. De Wet explores these issues thoroughly, looking at the social determinants of the spread of the disease as well as the configuration and the nature of the responses to it, and their increasing marginalization as factors to address in an era of increased biomedicalization and concomitant normalization. This book will intrigue scholars and students of public health, global health care, medical sociology, and African Studies. 10516 10516