Module 7
SOCIAL INTERACTION AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION
OF REALITY
To complete Module 7 read Chapter 7, answer 5 website questions,
and complete the reflection in the discussion forum.
- http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/data/nhplague.htm
Document: The Plague That Never Was
What events made Phillippe and Evelyne Krynen change their beliefs
about AIDS and HIV in Africa?
- http://www.visions.net/zaire.html
Document: Medissage in Zaire: The Biodiversity Emergency Team
What are at least five consequences of the massive influx of people
into North Kivu?
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol1no2/wilson.htm
Document: Travel and Emergence of Infectious Diseases
What do the following ideas mean: (1) human activities are the most
potent factors driving disease emergence, (2) to determine the consequences
of travel both the traveler and the population visited must be considered,
and (3) the current volume, speed, and reach of travel are unprecendented?
- http://www.redcross.org/biomed/fact.html
Document: Biomedical Fact Sheet
When did the Red Cross begin its blood collection program? How many
volunteer blood donations are made to the Red Cross supply? What international
services does the Red Cross provide?
- http://math.ucsd.edu/~weinrich/theScientist2.html
Document: SEX: Still a Bad Word for Some People
Scroll down to the second article. How does being classified as a sex
researcher affect access to funding opportunities? Why?
- http://gpawww.who.ch/whademo/approach.htm
Document: New Approach to Fighting AIDS
What is the new approach to fighting AIDS? How will the proposed technology
work? What “side effects” should not result from the new technology? Should
a new technology be abandoned if it affects fertility?
- http://www.talamasca.org/avatar/alt-healing.html
Document: Alternative Healing
What factors motivated Brent Boyd to abandon Western medicine? What
did the literature on Chinese medicine say about its healing powers? What
treatment did Boyd eventually choose? Did it work for him?
- http://www.urban.org/periodcl/prr25_2c.htm
Document: Why Teenagers Do Not Use Condoms
What attitudes and social characteristics are associated with consistent
condom use among young men?
- http://www.nmia.com/~mdibble/japan2.html
Document: Japanese Hemophiliacs Suffering from HIV Infection
How much blood plasma and concentrated blood products did Japan import
from the U.S. in 1983, the year the threat of AIDS emerged as a major social
problem? Who does Yasuda blame for the plight of HIV infection among Japanese
hemophiliacs? How did the for-profit blood industry contribute to the problem
in Japan?
- http://florey.biosci.up.oz.au/hiv/AIDSinfo/AIDStheories.htm
Document: Other Theories About the Cause of AIDS
Describe two of the theories covered in the site, and then study the
critique posted for each theory you select. What are the strengths and
weaknesses of each critique?
- http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/data/cgafrica.htm
Document: Myths of AIDS and Sex
List two theories connecting AIDS in Africa with “bizarre sexual activities.”
What arguments might be advanced to contradict those theories?
- http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/data/cgafrica.htm
Document: Myths of AIDS and Sex
According to the theory presented in the article, why does AIDS equally
affect men and women in Africa? According to the information presented
in the article, how would the West gain from an AIDS epidemic in Africa?
- http://www.merahputih.com/nhafrican.html
Document: African AIDS: True or False
What are some of the shortcomings associated with AIDS tests in Africa?
Who is classified as having HIV/AIDS in Africa? Explain.
- http://www.law.indiana.edu/fclh/v47/no1/jrhodes.html
Document: Even My Own Mother Couldn’t Recognize Me
With whom did the phrase “Even my own mother couldn’t recognize me”
originate? What circumstances led to the creation of this phrase? What
criticisms of the media does Lonnie Guinier have?
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