On The Nature And Dynamics Of Social Construction - The Case Of Aids

    Authors

    P. H. Pollock; S. A. Lilie;M. E. Vittes

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Soc. Sci. Q.

    Keywords

    Public-Opinion; Symbolic Racism; Attitudes; Homophobia; Responses; Victims; Fear; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

    Abstract

    The evolution of AIDS as a social problem has been consistent in its group-symbolic connection to homosexuals. Attitudes toward gays are found to be strongly related to opinions about AIDS-infected school children, a group having nothing in common with homosexuals-save for the shared emblem of the disease. Furthermore, citizens who are the most politically involved are more polarized on this AIDS-related issue than are less sophisticated members of the public.

    Journal Title

    Social Science Quarterly

    Volume

    74

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-1993

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    123

    Last Page

    135

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1993KQ45300008

    ISSN

    0038-4941

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