The Social Psychology of HIV Infection [Paperback]

In the early 1980s we witnessed the birth of one of the most complex and perplexing social problems faced by modern society: the epidemic of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Originally published in 1993 this title looks at the social psychology surrounding HIV and AIDS. The organization of the volume centres upon two themes: The Theoretical Roots of Preventionand The Dilemma of the PWA(person with AIDS). The goal of this volume is not to evaluate previous attempts to answer these social problems, but to provide theoretical analyses of some of the basic sociopsychological processes that underlie the problems.

Over 20 years on this is a snapshot of research into HIV and AIDS and attitudes of the time looking at social problems that are very much still with us.

Preface  Part 1: The Theoretical Roots of Prevention.  Social Cognitive Views on the Perception of HIV Risks and the Performance of Risky Behaviors  1. Patricia W. Linville, Gregory W. Fischer and Baruch FischhoffAIDS Risk Perceptions and Decision Biases  2. J. van der Pligt, Wilma Otten, Ren? Richard and Frank van der VeldePerceived Risk of AIDS: Unrealistic Optimism and Self-Protective Action  3. Meg Gerrard, Frederick X. Gibbons, Teddy D. Warner and Gabie E. SmithPerceived Vulnerability to HIV Infection and AIDS Preventive Behavior: A Critical Review of the Evidence  4. Lynn Carol Miller, B. Ann Bettencourt, Sherrine Chapman DeBro and Valerie HoffmanNegotiating Safer Sex: Interpersonal Dynamics.  Theoretical Perspectives on Intervention  5. William A. Fisher and Jeffrey D. FisherA General Social Psychological Model for Changing AIDS Risk Behavior  6. Richard E. Petty, Faith GleichelÓ(