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AIDS–Wise, No Lies
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Audience:
Teens/Young Adults (Multi-Racial)
Year:
1988
Speech Rate:
210 words/min
Large Words
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Teenagers and young adults describe their own experiences related to AIDS. Some have AIDS or are HIV positive, others have lost someone to AIDS, others have confronted their own risk for HIV from sexual behavior or sharing needles. Topics discussed include feelings of invulnerability among young people, the risk of AIDS to everyone who is sexually active or using drugs, the need to use condoms or abstain from sex, and the finality of AIDS and death. The video's format consists entirely of rapidly-changing montages of visual stills of the speakers, sometimes stylized in an MTV-type format, with voice-overs.
This video will be useful primarily as a trigger for discussions about HIV risk reduction with audiences of heterosexual teenagers and young adults. Its principal message is that young people must overcome their feelings of invulnerability and recognize that they could become infected with HIV. In addition, people with AIDS are portrayed with dignity and respect. The video recognizes that many young adults engage in potentially high risk behaviors – with an emphasis on heterosexual risk-taking – and urges caution and the use of condoms. Sexual abstinence is also presented as a viable strategy. Specific information is not provided about safer sex techniques or condom use. |
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