Study & Research AIDS

This Study Guide consists of approximately 200 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of AIDS.
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Study & Research AIDS

This Study Guide consists of approximately 200 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of AIDS.
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1.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains that condoms, when used correctly, are an effective means of preventing the transmission of HIV. According to Anthony Zimmerman, however, promoting the use of condoms to prevent AIDS will lead to promiscuity, which will increase the likelihood of contracting the fatal disease. In your opinion, will the advocacy of condom usage reduce or increase the spread of AIDS? Explain your answer.
2. Needle exchange programs (NEPs) are an effective means of controlling the spread of AIDS, according to Peter Lurie and Pamela DeCarlo. But Mitchell S. Rosenthal and Joseph Farah contend that NEPs are based on questionable assumptions, do nothing to slow the transmission of HIV via sexual intercourse, and implicitly condone drug use. Which argument do you think is stronger? Why?
3. James Loyce, Walt Odets, and John Gagnon debate the merits of various AIDS education programs in reducing...

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