The Language of Shame Among People Living with HIV/AIDs
Author: Edmond Joseph Nixon
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13:
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HIV-related Stigma, Discrimination and Human Rights Violations
Author: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 9789291733446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHIV-related stigma and discrimination and human rights violations constitute great barriers to preventing HIV infection; providing care, support and treatment; and alleviating the impacts of the epidemic. This publication documents case studies of successful action in different countries addressing HIV-related human rights violations, stigma and discrimination.
The Role of Shame and Secrecy in the Lives of Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS
Author: Donna Jean Costa
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 82
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNot in My Family
Author: Gil L. Robertson
Publisher: Agate Publishing
Published: 2009-03-01
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1572846216
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this landmark collection of personal essays, stories, brief memoirs, and polemics, a broad swath of black Americans unite to bear witness to the devastation AIDS has wrought on their community. Not in My Family marks a new willingness on the part of black Americans—whether prominent figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment, or sports, or just ordinary folks with extraordinary stories — to face the scourge that has affected them disproportionately for years. Editor Gil Robertson has enlisted a remarkable group of contributors, including performers like Patti LaBelle, Mo’Nique, and Hill Harper; bestselling authors like Randall Robinson and Omar Tyree; political leaders like Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders; religious leaders like Rev. Calvin Butts, and many, many more.
Understanding HIV/AIDS Stigma
Author: Harriet Deacon
Publisher: HSRC Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780796921048
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt a time when alarming numbers of people with HIV/AIDS seek help under cover of darkness, deeply ashamed of their plight, it is crucial to find ways to better comprehend and address the specific nature of stigma around HIV/AIDS in southern Africa.
Drama As a Tool to Fight Stigma Among People Living with Hiv/ Aids
Author: Edina Kivuva
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: 2012-08
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9783847336389
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book looks at the stigma or discrimination that people living with HIV face in Africa and also other parts of the world. It is evident that HIV / AIDS is a unique disease because up to date people do not want to openly admit to living with it. However due to sensitization through various mediums of communication people are now going public about their status. The book highlights genres or strands of drama that can be used to address a serious issue like curbing stigma of people living with HIV. Since it may be difficult to openly talk about what a person has gone through living with this disease, it is considered easier to act it. One assumes a character role of a person who is being discriminated and identifies with their problems. People are given brand names due to their HIV status, like slim, nyambizi, victim, among other bad names. When one dies of HIV related conditions, the family members find it difficult to write in the eulogy or mention publicly that they were infected with HIV. This book explores the possibility of using drama to fight the shame associated with HIV/ AIDS diseases.
Punishing Disease
Author: Trevor Hoppe
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0520291581
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the very beginning of the epidemic, AIDS was linked to punishment. Calls to punish people living with HIV—mostly stigmatized minorities—began before doctors had even settled on a name for the disease. Punitive attitudes toward AIDS prompted lawmakers around the country to introduce legislation aimed at criminalizing the behaviors of people living with HIV. Punishing Disease explains how this happened—and its consequences. With the door to criminalizing sickness now open, what other ailments will follow? As lawmakers move to tack on additional diseases such as hepatitis and meningitis to existing law, the question is more than academic.
Stigma, Discrimination and Living with HIV/AIDS
Author: Pranee Liamputtong
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-04-22
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9400763247
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUp until now, many articles have been written to portray stigma and discrimination which occur with people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in many parts of the world. But this is the first book which attempts to put together results from empirical research relating to stigma, discrimination and living with HIV/AIDS. The focus of this book is on issues relevant to stigma and discrimination which have occurred to individuals and groups in different parts of the globe, as well as how these individuals and groups attempt to deal with HIV/AIDS. The book comprises chapters written by researchers who carry out their projects in different parts of the world and each chapter contains empirical information based on real life situations. This can be used as an evidence for health care providers to implement socially and culturally appropriate services to assist individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS in many societies. The book is of interest to health care providers who have their interests in working with individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS from a cross-cultural perspective. It will be useful for students and lecturers in courses such as anthropology, sociology, social work, nursing, public health and medicine. In particular, it will assist health workers in community health centres and hospitals in understanding issues related to HIV/AIDS and hence provide culturally sensitive health care to people living with HIV/AIDS from different social and cultural backgrounds. The book is useful for anyone who is interested in HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in diverse social and cultural settings.
Remaking a Life
Author: Celeste Watkins-Hayes
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2019-08-20
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 0520968735
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the face of life-threatening news, how does our view of life change—and what do we do it transform it? Remaking a Life uses the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a lens to understand how women generate radical improvements in their social well being in the face of social stigma and economic disadvantage. Drawing on interviews with nationally recognized AIDS activists as well as over one hundred Chicago-based women living with HIV/AIDS, Celeste Watkins-Hayes takes readers on an uplifting journey through women’s transformative projects, a multidimensional process in which women shift their approach to their physical, social, economic, and political survival, thereby changing their viewpoint of “dying from” AIDS to “living with” it. With an eye towards improving the lives of women, Remaking a Life provides techniques to encourage private, nonprofit, and government agencies to successfully collaborate, and shares policy ideas with the hope of alleviating the injuries of inequality faced by those living with HIV/AIDS everyday.
AIDS
Author: Norman Fowler
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2014-06-10
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1849547483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEighteen million people around the world live with HIV but do not know they are infected. Endangering both themselves and countless others, they represent a public health challenge that affects not only Africa but every part of the world, including Europe and the United States. We stand at a tipping point in the AIDS crisis - and unless we can increase the numbers tested and treated, we will not defeat it. In spite of the progress since the 1980s there are still over 1.5 million deaths and over 2 million new HIV infections a year. Norman Fowler has travelled to nine cities around the globe to report on the position today. What he discovered was a shocking blend of ignorance, prejudice, bigotry and intolerance. In Africa and Eastern Europe, a rising tide of discrimination against gays and lesbians prevents many from coming forward for testing. In Russia, drug users are dying because an intolerant government refuses to introduce the policies that would save them. Extraordinarily, Washington has followed suit and excluded financial help for proven policies on drugs, and has turned its back on sex workers. In this lucid yet powerful account, Norman Fowler reveals the steps that must be taken to prevent a global tragedy. AIDS: DON'T DIE OF PREJUDICE is both an in-depth investigation and an impassioned call to arms against the greatest public health threat in the world today
