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The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience de Perry Halkitis

The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience

Autor Perry Halkitis
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 ian 2015

Cum reușește un individ să își mențină integritatea psihologică și fizică atunci când este confruntat cu o boală infecțioasă care, în primii săi ani, reprezenta o condamnare iminentă la moarte? Aceasta este provocarea clinică și socială pe care Perry Halkitis o explorează în The AIDS Generation. Apreciem modul în care autorul refuză să trateze subiectul pur statistic, alegând în schimb să documenteze mecanismele de supraviețuire ale bărbaților gay care au atins maturitatea în anii '80, o perioadă definită de incertitudine și pierderi masive. Credem că valoarea acestui volum rezidă în capacitatea de a extrage date riguroase din interviuri calitative, oferind o perspectivă clinică asupra rezilienței în condiții de stres extrem.

Putem afirma că lucrarea funcționează ca un manual de psihologie socială și istorie medicală, analizând comportamentele specifice care au permis acestor pacienți să navigheze printr-o criză de sănătate publică fără precedent. Stilul este precis, clinic, dar infuzat de experiența personală a autorului, ceea ce oferă textului o autoritate dublă. The AIDS Generation completează excelent titlul Stonewall Strong de John-Manuel Andriote prin faptul că adaugă o analiză structurată a strategiilor de coping și o fundamentare teoretică în literatura de specialitate privind sănătatea publică, dincolo de narațiunea personală a activismului. În timp ce alte lucrări se concentrează pe cronologia epidemiei, Halkitis se axează pe arhitectura rezilienței umane, oferind instrumente de înțelegere utile profesioniștilor din domeniul sănătății care gestionează astăzi boli cronice amenințătoare de viață. Este o resursă esențială pentru a înțelege cum trauma colectivă poate fi transformată în strategii de supraviețuire pe termen lung.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780190234331
ISBN-10: 0190234334
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 122 x 264 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte profesioniștilor din sănătate publică și psihologie care doresc să înțeleagă fundamentele rezilienței umane în fața bolilor cronice. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă aprofundată asupra modului în care suportul comunitar și adaptarea psihologică pot influența prognosticul pe termen lung. Este un studiu clinic despre supraviețuire care transformă experiența traumatică a epidemiei de HIV într-o lecție valoroasă despre managementul sănătății și rezistența în fața adversității.

Despre autor

Perry Halkitis este un renumit cercetător și academician, specializat în sănătate publică și psihologie. Expertiza sa se concentrează pe intersecția dintre bolile infecțioase, sănătatea mintală și comportamentele de risc în cadrul populațiilor vulnerabile. În calitate de profesor și decan, a dedicat decenii studierii epidemiei de HIV/SIDA, fiind el însuși parte din generația care a supraviețuit crizei anilor '80. Lucrările sale sunt recunoscute pentru rigoarea metodologică și pentru integrarea vocilor pacienților în discursul academic, contribuind semnificativ la politicile de sănătate publică și la înțelegerea rezilienței în comunitățile LGBTQ+.

Descriere

For young gay men who came of age in the United States in the 1980s, the HIV/AIDS epidemic was a formative experience in fear, hardship, and loss. Those who were diagnosed before 1996 suffered an exceptionally high rate of mortality, and the survivors--both the infected individuals and those close to them--today constitute a "bravest generation" in American history. The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience examines the strategies for survival and coping employed by these HIV-positive gay men, who together constitute the first generation of long-term survivors of the disease. Through interviews conducted by the author, it narrates the stories of gay men who have survived since the early days of the epidemic; documents and delineates the strategies and behaviors enacted by men of this generation to survive it; and examines the extent to which these approaches to survival inform and are informed by the broad body of literature on resilience and health. The stories and strategies detailed here, all used to combat the profound physical, emotional, and social challenges faced by those in the crosshairs of the AIDS epidemic, provide a gateway for understanding how individuals cope with chronic and life-threatening diseases. Halkitis takes readers on a journey of first-hand data collection (the interviews themselves), the popular culture representations of these phenomena, and his own experiences as one of the men of the AIDS generation.This riveting account will be of interest to health practitioners and historians throughout the clinical and social sciences--or to anyone with an interest in this important chapter in social history.

Recenzii

A modern day parable of loss and resilience. Dr. Halkitis relates the stories of these men with empathy, compassion and connection. Yet, he also embeds the tale within a scientific and historical framework that contextualizes the AIDS epidemic as the public health crisis that rewrote the book on activism and the politics of disease. By focusing on the narratives of individual men, The AIDS Generation artfully illuminates and humanizes the history of the AIDS pandemic.
This book is a remarkable testament to members of the AIDS generation, to the terrors and wonders, the loneliness of illness and loss but also the power of community and resilience that evolved. Dr. Halkitis presents the voices of 15 gay men framed in the context of his own conceptualizations derived from his years of research and teaching about HIV/AIDS and the lives of gay men. The stories are gripping, the writing lucid, and the book will be a lasting contribution to the history of the times and members of his
I felt such kinship reading these stories. It was mostly luck that got us through the plague years, but I share more than a virus with these men. We are proudly gay, and have forged unique strengths by getting this far. The AIDS generation shattered the American myth of gay weakness.
From one of our leading researchers on HIV among gay men comes a powerful portrayal of courage and resilience that is hopeful and deeply personal. Through compelling interviews with 15 middle age gay men who have been living with HIV for decades, Halkitis conveys the fear and anger of the dark days before antiretroviral therapy when prejudice and hysteria reigned. He describes the strength and vision of many gay men living with HIV whose activism helped transform the disease in the 1980s and 1990s. He also addresses emerging issues of older adults living with HIV, and the connection between anti-gay public policies and social norms and gay men's health. Halkitis weaves in epidemiological research and policy analysis to create a picture of the HIV/AIDS pandemic that is both accessible and nuanced.
Upon completing Perry's beautiful volume, the reader will come to understand two things. First, antiretroviral therapy is not the panacea that many may believe it to be. Perry demonstrates that aging gay men face a gauntlet of unpredictable physical and psychological challenges. Second, resilience, courage, and strength are three terms that best characterize the current generation of gay men bravely aging with HIV/AIDS.
This book allows a group of remarkable men to tell us about their survival during a remarkable period of gay history. They have a lot to teach future historians
I believe there are two audiences for this book: long-term survivors who count themselves among the warriors, and younger men who need to learn. If you fall into either category, then reading The AIDS Generation will be a worthwhile experience.
A groundbreaking new book.
Lest the world forget, Perry Halkitis tells the stories of pain, suffering, survival, and resilience of his generation of gay men
There is plenty for academics in this book, but casual readers will find something here, too.
Halkitis, a longtime LGBT and HIV researcher, has collected the deeply moving life stories of 15 men who tell not only of surviving the grimmest years of the epidemic, but also of aging with HIV, something many never dreamed possible.
These are stories that need to be heard. It's a remarkable and accessible book about a terrifying time in gay history, a time that's still with all of us, even a little bit, no matter how badly we want to move on.
The AIDS Generation spoke not only to my own academic interests, but more deeply, it evoked something in my own life history and that of my friends and colleagues. I am sure many readers will have a similar response. Halkitis's writing is accessible to audiences beyond academic circles. Social workers, psychologists, and other social services professionals will find it helpful and enjoyable.
One can view this book as an important contribution in documenting the journeys of those of the AIDS generation, and perhaps with more contributions like this book, the helping professionals can generate more inclusive perspectives and frameworks to use in their professional activities and in our personal lives.

Notă biografică

Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, is Professor of Applied Psychology and Public Health (Steinhardt School), and Population Health (Langone School of Medicine), Director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies, and Associate Dean at New York University. Dr. Halkitis' program of research examines the intersection between the HIV epidemic, drug abuse, and mental health burden in LGBT populations, and he is well known as one of the nation's leading experts on substance use and HIV behavioral research. Dr. Halkitis hold degrees in both psychology and public health.