AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) in Prison: The Social Construction of a Reality

• NCJ Number: 111873
• Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Dated: (April 1988) Pages: 17-28
• Author(s): B C Berg
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 12 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: This article was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology held in Montreal, Canada, November 1987.

Annotation

This article consists of the presentation of ethnographic material on the creation of a reality concerning AIDS by inmates.

Abstract

The primary focus is on the examination of social discourse for their situation. The narrative reveals that a considerable amount of misinformation, and fractured information is employed to define their situation, and in turn, create a reality regarding AIDS in prison. Author abstract)