Destigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China (A Sociological View of AIDS)

✍ Scribed by Xiaoping Wang

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 136
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

After reviewing related theories on stigmatisation of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), this book applies social exclusion theory, actor theory and stigma theory to the study of social mechanisms of stigmatisation of PLWHA in China to show the influence and mechanism of stigmatisation on them, and tries to construct the policy framework to tackle stigmatisation from the perspective of welfare pluralism. Qualitative analysis was used and data was obtained during the field interview. Thirty PLWHA and seventeen healthy people (non-infected people and staff of ASO Service Organizations) were selected by using random sampling and snowball sampling for semi-structured depth interviews. The research examines the treatments and living conditions of those PLWHA, aiming to explore the influence of HIV on them in education, employment, medical care, economy, welfare and social relations. The book is intended for graduate students, researchers interested in this field and relevant policymakers.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Origin and Background
1.1.1 Research Origin
1.1.2 Research Background
1.2 Research Objects and Specific Issues
1.2.1 Research Objects
1.2.2 Specific Issues
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.3.1 Theoretical Significance
1.3.2 Significance for Policy-Making
1.3.3 Realistic Significance
1.4 Theoretical Originality and Issues to Be Explored
1.4.1 Originality in Research
1.4.2 Issues to Be Explored
References
2 Theoretical Foundations of Research on Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
2.1 Construction and Characteristics of Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
2.1.1 Research on the Construction of Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
2.1.2 Characteristics of Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
2.2 Research on the Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS After Stigmatisation
2.2.1 Research on the “External” Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS After Stigmatisation
2.2.2 Research on the “Internal” Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS After Stigmatisation
2.3 Research on Assistance for People Living with HIV/AIDS After Stigmatisation
2.3.1 Research on Assistance and Dilemmas of People Living with HIV/AIDS After Stigmatisation
2.3.2 Academic Research on the Relief for People Living with HIV/AIDS After Stigmatisation
2.3.3 Research on Social Problems Faced by People Living with HIV/AIDS After Stigmatisation at Home
2.3.4 Research on Social Problems Faced by People Living with HIV/AIDS After Stigmatisation Abroad
2.4 Theoretical Foundations
2.4.1 Social Exclusion Theory
2.4.2 Stigma Theory
2.4.3 Actor Theory
2.4.4 Theory of Welfare Pluralism
References
3 Research Framework and Research Methodology
3.1 Research Framework and Research Ideas
3.1.1 Research Framework
3.1.2 Research Approaches
3.2 Research Methods
3.2.1 Qualitative Research Method
3.2.2 Literature Review
3.2.3 Interview (Survey) Method
3.3 Research Ethics
3.3.1 Principles of Research Resources (Data) Protection
3.3.2 Privacy and Confidentiality in Research
4 Mechanisms of Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China
4.1 Manifestations of Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China
4.1.1 Mental Area: Moral Degeneration
4.1.2 Working Area: Employment Discrimination
4.1.3 Medical Care: Discrimination in Access to Medical Care
4.1.4 Schooling: Social Exclusion and Rejection
4.1.5 Other Areas: Hidden Discrimination
4.2 Mechanisms of Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China
4.2.1 Individual Level: Attribution Theory
4.2.2 Group Level: Social Morality Theory
4.3 Interaction of AIDS Stigma and Identity Stigma
4.3.1 Foreigners
4.3.2 Female Prostitutes
4.3.3 Male Homosexuals
4.3.4 Drug Abusers
4.3.5 Paid Blood Sellers
4.4 Summary
References
5 Evolving Features of and New Changes in Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China
5.1 Evolution of Symbolic Stigma
5.1.1 AIDS with Political Stigma
5.1.2 AIDS with Sexual Stigma
5.1.3 Destigmatised AIDS
5.2 Instrumental Stigma Characterised by Symptoms of People Living with HIV/AIDS
5.2.1 HIV Prevention Strategies: Scary Physical Symptoms to Manageable Physical Manifestations
5.2.2 Medical Treatments: From Incurable to Manageable
5.2.3 Routes of Transmission: From Physical Contact to Fixed Modes of Transmission
5.2.4 Modes of Transmission: From Sexual-Only Transmission to Multiple Routes of Transmission
5.2.5 Basic Argument: From “Blame-Oneself-Only Theory” to “Innocence Theory”
5.3 New Changes in Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
5.3.1 New Changes in People Living with HIV/AIDS
5.3.2 Widespread Stigma Against People Living with HIV/AIDS
5.3.3 A Shift from Predominantly Symbolic to Instrumental Stigmas
5.3.4 Mutual Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS and High-Risk Population
5.3.5 More Insidious Forms of Stigma: A Shift from the Public to Individuals
5.4 Summary
References
6 Impact of Stigmatisation and the Destigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
6.1 Impact of Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
6.1.1 Impact on the Individual
6.1.2 Impact on the Family
6.1.3 Impact on Society
6.2 Response to Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
6.2.1 Individual Level
6.2.2 Community Level
6.2.3 Institutional Level
6.3 Summary
References
7 Ways to Destigmatise People Living with HIV/AIDS: Practice and Inspirations
7.1 Challenges/Barriers to Destigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
7.1.1 Lack of Knowledge About HIV: Primary Barrier to Destigmatisation
7.1.2 Repeated Drug Abuse: Challenge to Destigmatisation
7.2 Resources and Platforms Available for Destigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS
7.2.1 Support for Destigmatising Families of People Living with HIV/AIDS is Equally Important
7.2.2 The Media’s Construction of Images of People Living with HIV/AIDS Concerns the Effectiveness of Destigmatisation
7.2.3 The Internet Provides an Important Platform for AIDS-Related Organisations in Efforts for Destigmatisation
7.3 Disclosure of the Identity of People Living with HIV/AIDS
7.3.1 Widespread Stigma in the Society We Live in
7.3.2 Social Context of Stigmatisation of AIDS and People Living with HIV/AIDS
7.3.3 Whether to Disclose Identity Has Consequences for Subject Construction
7.3.4 Possibility and Value of Disclosure of Identity
7.3.5 Disclosure of Identity: Who, to Whom and How
Reference
8 Research Findings and Prospects
8.1 Research Findings
8.1.1 Research Conclusions
8.1.2 Related Discussions
8.1.3 Following Questions of the Study
8.1.4 Research Limitations
8.2 Research Prospects
8.2.1 Revision of AIDS Health Education
8.2.2 Innovations in Social Services for People Living with HIV/AIDS
8.2.3 Improved Conditions for Social Survival of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Reference
Appendix A
Appendix B