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Author:

Kayal, Philip M., 1943-

Title:

Bearing witness : Gay Men's Health Crisis and the politics of AIDS / Philip M. Kayal.

Publisher:

Westview Press,

Copyright Date:

c1993

Description:

xxii, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc.
Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc.
Gay Men's Health Crisis.
AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--United States.
AIDS phobia--United States.
Gay men--New York (N.Y.)--Attitudes.
Gay men--New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.
Gay men--United States--Public opinion.
Homophobia--United States.
Public opinion--United States.
Volunteer workers in community health services--New York (N.Y.)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Community Health Services--New York City.
Homosexuality.
Politics--United States
Prejudice.
Public opinion.
Social Conditions--New York City.
Voluntary Workers.
Sociology--Sociology
Social conditions--Social conditions

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index.

Contents:

Getting involved -- The sin stigma and gay/AIDS volunteerism -- "Morality" and AIDS issues -- Democratization and the response to AIDS -- Volunteerism, community, and blaming the victim -- The political economy of volunteerism and AIDS prevention/edcucation -- Who volunteers: minority volunteerism and GMHC -- Gay volunteerism before and after AIDS -- Gay/AIDS volunteerism: a question of altruism? -- Volunteerism and voluntary associations -- GMHC and the community interest: institutionalization and successful volunteerism -- GMHC as organizational success and problem -- Homophobia, bearing witness, and empowerment -- Gay/AIDS volunteerism as political innovation.

ISBN:

9780813317298 (pbk.)
0813317290 (pbk.)
9780813317281 (alk. paper)
0813317282 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)27068366

LCCN:

92040293

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)