AIDS Related Stigma
Date Submitted: 06/06/2004 08:21:42
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 11 pages (2904 words)
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 11 pages (2904 words)
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 …
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