{"product_id":"meddling-with-mythology-rosaline-s-barbour-9780415163903","title":"Meddling with Mythology: AIDS and the Social Construction of Knowledge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeddling with Mythology\u003c\/em\u003e examines the role of research in the construction of modern mythology or folklore surrounding HIV\/AIDS.\u003cbr\u003e Researchers from a variety of disciplines reflect on the insights gained and the impact of their work, in light of the initial panic surrounding the prediction of an AIDS epidemic.\u003cbr\u003e Issues discussed include: - \u003cbr\u003e * power\u003cbr\u003e * representation\u003cbr\u003e * the politics of text\u003cbr\u003e * understanding research relationships\u003cbr\u003e * impact of research on researchers and responders\u003cbr\u003e * potential for change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeddling with Mythology\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader from the theoretical to the practicable and from the public to the personal in the representations of AIDS. The issues raised here also have great significance for those concerned with the social construction of knowledge, theory building and the research process more generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosaline S. Barbour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415163900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415163903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Rosaline S. Barbour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086569812223,"sku":"9780415163903","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e283a04-1667-48c8-bed0-51f233b48520.jpg?v=1769095438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meddling-with-mythology-rosaline-s-barbour-9780415163903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}