Samples were taken from "Middletown" in 1985, 1986, and 1987 to assess tendencies to discriminate against AIDS victims and what factors were related to this tendency. A tendency to discriminate against AIDS victims has decreased significantly from 1985 to 1987, and those who are most likely to discriminate were members of the Christian Right and who have more of an individual than a community orientation.
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