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Thinking AIDS: The Social Response to the Biological Threat
Documents the effects of the lethal virus on the human immune system, its influence upon modern civilization, and the opportunity afforded by this tragedy to form a more informed, realistic, and humanist society
153 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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Mary Catherine Bateson
42 books62 followersMary Catherine Bateson (born December 8, 1939) is an American writer and cultural anthropologist.
A graduate of the Brearley School, Bateson is the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson.
Bateson is a noted author in her field with many published monographs. Among Bateson's books is With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, a recounting of her upbringing by two famous parents. She has taught at Harvard, Amherst, and George Mason University, among others.
Mary Catherine Bateson is a fellow of the International Leadership Forum and was president of the Institute for Intercultural Studies in New York until 2010.
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A graduate of the Brearley School, Bateson is the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson.
Bateson is a noted author in her field with many published monographs. Among Bateson's books is With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, a recounting of her upbringing by two famous parents. She has taught at Harvard, Amherst, and George Mason University, among others.
Mary Catherine Bateson is a fellow of the International Leadership Forum and was president of the Institute for Intercultural Studies in New York until 2010.
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January 28, 2023
I love public health so much. I find it as a topic so interesting. I love looking at older public health books and comparing it to what policies have been put in place and seeing how much progress we've made as a society (or have not made unfortunately).
This topic is obviously one that is very difficult and has impacted the elders of the queer community so incredibly harshly. Reading this was a somber thing. However, there was not a lot of information that I did not know that it described as this topic does interest me, so I have read quite a bit about AIDS and similar things in the past.
I really enjoyed the conversation at looking at how AIDS is both impacted by our society (at the time) and how it will or could impact our future society, especially in terms of policy change. I think that that is a very important conversation and looking at how public action impacts health and livelihood is something that is disturbing but also fascinating. No one should be at risk of losing their livelihood due to bigotry or chronic illness. And this book really discusses that in terms of AIDS patients. It was just a really impactful read for me.
This topic is obviously one that is very difficult and has impacted the elders of the queer community so incredibly harshly. Reading this was a somber thing. However, there was not a lot of information that I did not know that it described as this topic does interest me, so I have read quite a bit about AIDS and similar things in the past.
I really enjoyed the conversation at looking at how AIDS is both impacted by our society (at the time) and how it will or could impact our future society, especially in terms of policy change. I think that that is a very important conversation and looking at how public action impacts health and livelihood is something that is disturbing but also fascinating. No one should be at risk of losing their livelihood due to bigotry or chronic illness. And this book really discusses that in terms of AIDS patients. It was just a really impactful read for me.
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