SRS 2398 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sub-Saharan Africa

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 2398
• Professor: Theodore Debruyn

Document Summary

11/16/16 (14) religion, sexuality, and health hiv prevention (cont. ) Hiv/aids and/or help those that have already been diagnosed to cope better. Of all the different type of churches included in the study, only the pentecostal church created an environment where sexual behaviour was altered. It delayed sexual activity and encouraged people to only have sex within marriage; it created a counterculture. In all the measures, the pentecostal church was ranked high" whereas, the other churches were not. Mainline churches are extensive and include different members from different societies. Because of this, they do not have as much of an affect on their members as intensive churches do. (14) religion, stigma, and hiv/aids. Stigma: an attribute that is deeply discrediting. A stigmatized person is a diminished, discounted, and tainted person. People devalue others or themselves because of some characteristic or characteristics they have or appear to have. Stigmatization is expressed in fear, avoidance, shame, blame, and judgmentalism. ".