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AIDS Related Stigma
Title: AIDS Related Stigma
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 2974 | Pages: 12.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
AIDS Related Stigma
Introduction
Since the appearance of AIDS in the late seventies and early eighties, the disease has had
attached to it a significant social stigma. This stigma has manifested itself in the form of
discrimination, avoidance and fear of people living with AIDS (PLWAs). As a result, the social
implications of the disease has been extended from those of other life threatening conditions to the
point at which PLWAs are not only faced with a terminal illness but also social isolation and
constant discrimination throughout society. …showed first 85 words of 2974 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 2974 total…Quam, M., D. (1990). The Sick Role, Stigma and Pollution: the Case of AIDS. In Feldman, D.,
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