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Social, Cultural, And Temporal Dynamics Of The Aids Case Congregation: Early Years Of The Epidemic, Kriss Drass, Peter Gregware, Michael Musheno
Social, Cultural, And Temporal Dynamics Of The Aids Case Congregation: Early Years Of The Epidemic, Kriss Drass, Peter Gregware, Michael Musheno
Michael Musheno
The article looks at how social and cultural factors shape judicial decisions, with respect to the AIDS epidemic in the United States, with reference to the early years of the epidemic from 1983-1989. The temporal analysis of the opinions of AIDS related cases suggests the emergence of more than one AIDS case congregation, by the end of the 1980s among reported cases. The initial construction of AIDS as a gay disease mobilized gay activists, including gay rights litigators who saw up close the problems that White gay people with AIDS faced in the workplace, housing, and health care. The activists …
Why Have-Nots Win In The Hiv Litigation Arena: Socio-Legal Dynamics Of Extreme Cases, Jane Aiken, Michael Musheno
Why Have-Nots Win In The Hiv Litigation Arena: Socio-Legal Dynamics Of Extreme Cases, Jane Aiken, Michael Musheno
Michael Musheno
Focuses on extreme cases in which people with HIV (PWAs) win HIV-related disputes. Socio-legal explanation of how PWAs managed to win claims against insurance companies, government agencies and other institutional plaintiffs; Judicial preoccupation with PWAs as carriers of contagion; Shifting epidemiology of HIV in the United States.