The Colour of Disease - E-book

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The Colour Of Disease - ENG

Syphilis And Racism In South Africa, 1880-1950

K. Jochelson

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ISBN:	9780333992661
Formato:	Page Fidelity
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Ciencias políticas
Subtema:	Políticas Públicas política social
Año de publicación:	2001-04-02

Today AIDS dominates the headlines. A century ago it was fears of syphilis epidemics. This book looks at how the spread of syphilis was linked to socio-economic transformation land dispossession, migrancy and urbanisation disrupted social networks - factors similarly important in the AIDS crisis. Medical explanations of syphilis and state medical policy, however, were shaped by contemporary beliefs about race. Doctors drew on ideas from social Darwinism, eugenics, and social anthropology to explain the incidence of syphilis among poor whites and Africans, especially women, and to help define normal and abnormal sexual behaviour for racial groups.

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