AIDS in Urban, Black America

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This paper discusses the AIDS epidemic in African-American communities and, in particular, three specific hypotheses that deal with the epidemic. The first hypothesis states that AIDS affects families, economies, and communities that are largely urban and black. The second hypothesis states that the government is ignoring much of what causes the problem, and the third states that teachers and other educators can do more to help these individuals. The paper explores each of these hypotheses through a review of available literature and an analysis of collected data. The paper also presents conclusions about the issue at hand, as well as what has been discovered about the topic and what the researcher has learned about the issue and the hypotheses that were presented.

Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Data Analysis
Conclusion

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"It is unfortunate for black individuals, but AIDS is increasingly becoming a disease that is found to be much more common in blacks. These individuals currently make up 50 percent of all of the new infections of AIDS being discovered in this country (Whitaker, 2001). It is also unfortunate that black individuals in this country have not yet completely come to grips with this issue or fully understood it. It is a health-care crisis and because most individuals are ashamed and secretive about their problems with AIDS, or about a family member with AIDS, entire communities are being jeopardized because of the AIDS epidemic that is taking place in them. There is so much misinformation available about AIDS and black individuals are often uncertain about everything that they need to know and need to do not only to protect themselves but to live the longest life possible if they do contract the virus (Whitaker, 2001)."

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