Science, Social Science and Pseudo-Science in the HIV/Aids Debate in Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4604651 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shula Mark, Shula Marks (a School of Oriental and African Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 861-874 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057070701647025 |
| OpenAlex | W2061148348 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
2006 marked the 25th anniversary of the recognition of the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus in Los Angeles as the cause of a disease which led to a series of baffling illnesses. It was first noticed in Kinshasa in 1975 then cut a swathe through the gay community of California and has swept with devastating effect across sub-Saharan Africa. If many uncertainties remain in the biomedical field the past quarter-century has seen quite remarkable advances in the scientific understanding of the constantly changing virus and in the development of therapeutic innovations. It has also seen the growth of a voluminous if often unsatisfactory social science literature. Much of this literature has been bedevilled with what Tony Barnett and Gwyn Prins have recently dubbed factoids - the intellectual viruses of quick and dirty synthetic studies - information based on soft opinions and a very narrow evidential base that get transformed into fact through constant citation especially in speculations about the diseases future impact. (excerpt)
Biology · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Virology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |