Sex and AIDS

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This paper examine how AIDS is one of the most hotly debated topics of modern times, whether it is a question of what should be done to help those who have the disease, what may be done to prevent others from contracting it, or of the many moral arguments pro and con the lifestyles that result in its spread. It explores how one newspaper or magazine can cover it as a matter of science, whereas another can describe as a cultural inspiration, or a religious sin and how film, television, radio, and the arts all play their role in constructing what we see as the impact of this dread disease. In particular, it looks at AIDS and how it is depicted in one geographically small urban area, the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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"Immediately, even before one considers the impact or image of AIDS, one must consider the fact that the Bronx itself conjures up certain mental pictures. For many these consist of visions of dilapidated buildings, graffiti, burnt-out cars, and other signs of urban decay, while for others, there is the daily drama of a vibrant multiracial community, the cultural accents of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and African Americans. In the case of still others, there may be the scent of the Italian restaurants on Arthur Avenue, or the memories of long past evenings at the Loewe's Paradise, watching movies beneath the stars. Just as which Bronx you have in mind colors your view of today's Bronx, so too does it inform different media's depictions of AIDS in the Bronx."

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