Shortly After the AIDS Epidemic Began and We Learned That

question 151

Short Answer

Shortly after the AIDS epidemic began and we learned that HIV is sexually transmitted, many people predicted that the United States would be hit so hard by the epidemic that its population would shrink. What are some of the reasons why this didn't happen?

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Definitions:

Nonverbal Messages

Communication without words, conveyed through body language, facial expressions, gestures, posture, and other visual cues.

Stroke

In psychology, a metaphorical term for a unit of interpersonal recognition or validation.

Negative Metacommunication

Communication that implicitly or explicitly transmits a negative message about the communication process itself, potentially undermining the content or relationship between the communicators.

Kinesic Messages

Nonverbal communication cues expressed through body language, such as gestures, facial expressions, and posture.