This is an in-depth look at the biomedical, socio-cultural, economic, legal and political, and educational vulnerabilities faced by the population that is most vulnerable to the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS: African women.

This book analyzes situations where communication breaks down--from the woman who can’t openly discuss safe sex with her partner, to the drunk college student who “hooks up,” to the doctor who gives an HIV-positive diagnosis without ...

Beyond the Stars contains 20 essays on stock characters, and character conventions which neatly divide into four categories: ethnic and racial stereotyping; social classis; professions; and the idiosyncratic type.

A descriptive case study, Media-Mediated Relationships provides a barometer for better understanding the many “singles” and others searching for meaning and relationships in the sociocultural milieu of the 1990s and beyond.

Drawing on case studies, this collection offers international perspectives on how community media serves their audiences.

The books consensus is that whether that media is print, electronic, and/or visual, they all lie at the heart of understanding the messages we have, or perhaps have not, received about AIDS.

Academics and activists have come together in this edited volume to tackle the complex issues surrounding migration and AIDS.

This volume chronicles the phenomenon of a television program that commanded first place for much of the time since its premiere in September 1984.

This work is a compilation of more than 3000 quotations on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and many other communications-related topics such as advertising, business, computers, education, film, journalism, language, photography, ...