SOC309Y1 Chapter Notes -Homophobia, Omen, Multiple Sex Partners
Document Summary
Hiv/aids and othering in south africa: the blame goes on. Findings raise important questions concerning social life in south african and the limitation of approaches that do not take into account critical contextual factors in the prevention of hiv and care for persons living with aids. South africa largest number of people living with hiv/aids in the world. Factors contributing to the epidemic: stigma, denial and active othering of people living with hiv/aids. Resulting discrimination experienced by infected and thought to be leads to silence over their positive hiv status. Stigma: arguably strongly expressed against women than men. Also cases of children not admitted to school. Stigma increased due to absence of cure. Denial causes people to be infected to hide their condition. Silence and denial are dangerous because it prevents people from accurately assessing their own personal risk of infection. Illusion of control by attribution of risk enhancing behaviour to the other and blaming outgroups for being at risk.
