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- catalog abstract "Rotello, an award-winning journalist and long-time AIDS activist, has done in this book something no writer has done before. Weaving together the strands of ecology theory, epidemiology, and sexual politics, he shows how the AIDS epidemic, like other epidemics from influenza and bubonic plague to today's rapidly emerging viruses - result as much from human behaviors as from specific microbes. He argues convincingly that AIDS was probably an old and rare disease syndrome in humans that erupted into an epidemic only when cultural changes - including the gay male sexual revolution of the seventies - created ideal conditions for its evolution and spread. For the first time ever, Rotello describes in detail the surprising scientific consensus about why, precisely, AIDS hit gay men so hard. Rebutting both the left's position that AIDS was merely an accident, and simplistic right-wing theories that blame promiscuity alone, Rotello presents the compelling but troubling verdict embraced by epidemiologists: AIDS was spread by a fusion of factors built right into the fabric of urban gay life after Stonewall. Turning to current research, Rotello explains how and why researchers believe a "second wave" of the epidemic is saturating gay men despite widespread AIDS awareness and condom use. And he provides compelling evidence that if the current lack of ecological awareness continues, our best chance of containing the epidemic with newly available drug therapies could be squandered.".
- catalog contributor b10136917.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "For the first time ever, Rotello describes in detail the surprising scientific consensus about why, precisely, AIDS hit gay men so hard. Rebutting both the left's position that AIDS was merely an accident, and simplistic right-wing theories that blame promiscuity alone, Rotello presents the compelling but troubling verdict embraced by epidemiologists: AIDS was spread by a fusion of factors built right into the fabric of urban gay life after Stonewall. Turning to current research, Rotello explains how and why researchers believe a "second wave" of the epidemic is saturating gay men despite widespread AIDS awareness and condom use. And he provides compelling evidence that if the current lack of ecological awareness continues, our best chance of containing the epidemic with newly available drug therapies could be squandered.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [306]-310) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men -- Ch. 1. The Birth of AIDS -- Ch. 2. Gay Sexual Ecology -- Ch. 3. The Synergy of Plagues -- Ch. 4. The Birth of the Condom Code -- Ch. 5. The "Second Wave" -- Ch. 6. Surfing the Second Wave -- Ch. 7. The Ecology of "Heterosexual AIDS" -- Ch. 8. Holistic Prevention -- Ch. 9. Imagining a Sustainable Culture -- Ch. 10. Building Incentives into Gay Culture -- Ch. 11. The Stakes.".
- catalog description "Rotello, an award-winning journalist and long-time AIDS activist, has done in this book something no writer has done before. Weaving together the strands of ecology theory, epidemiology, and sexual politics, he shows how the AIDS epidemic, like other epidemics from influenza and bubonic plague to today's rapidly emerging viruses - result as much from human behaviors as from specific microbes. He argues convincingly that AIDS was probably an old and rare disease syndrome in humans that erupted into an epidemic only when cultural changes - including the gay male sexual revolution of the seventies - created ideal conditions for its evolution and spread.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 320 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Sexual ecology.".
- catalog identifier "0525941649 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Sexual ecology.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Dutton,".
- catalog relation "Sexual ecology.".
- catalog subject "1997 D-747".
- catalog subject "362.1/969792/0086642 21".
- catalog subject "AIDS (Disease)".
- catalog subject "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemiology.".
- catalog subject "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome etiology.".
- catalog subject "Gay men Health and hygiene.".
- catalog subject "Homosexuality, Male.".
- catalog subject "RA644.A25 R68 1997".
- catalog subject "Sexual Behavior.".
- catalog subject "WC 503.41 R843s 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men -- Ch. 1. The Birth of AIDS -- Ch. 2. Gay Sexual Ecology -- Ch. 3. The Synergy of Plagues -- Ch. 4. The Birth of the Condom Code -- Ch. 5. The "Second Wave" -- Ch. 6. Surfing the Second Wave -- Ch. 7. The Ecology of "Heterosexual AIDS" -- Ch. 8. Holistic Prevention -- Ch. 9. Imagining a Sustainable Culture -- Ch. 10. Building Incentives into Gay Culture -- Ch. 11. The Stakes.".
- catalog title "Sexual ecology : AIDS and the destiny of gay men / Gabriel Rotello.".
- catalog type "text".