The endangered self : managing the social risk of HIV :managing the social risk of HIV

To date, the majority of HIV/AIDS research has concentrated on education and prevention for those with a seronegative status, while studies of HIV positive individuals have been concerned with their potential to infect others. The Endangered Self however, focuses on how the discovery of an HIV positive status affects the individual's sense of identity, on the experience of living with HIV and its effects on the individual's social relationships. In this comparative study of the UK and US, Green and Sobo explore identity change and the stigma attached to an HIV positive status within the context of the sociology of risk. Chapters discuss issues such as:\*identity, social risk and AIDS\*stigma\*living and coping with HIV\*the danger of disclosure\*reported reactions in health care settings and sexual settings\*risk and reality\*seropositivity.The Endangered Self will be of interest to all those infected with HIV and to their families, partners, friends and caregivers who are affected by it. It will be essential reading for health-care professionals and those studying medical anthropology, sociology and health and risk studies. To Date, The Majority Of Hiv/aids Research Has Concentrated On Education And Prevention For Those With A Seronegative Status, And Studies Of Hiv Positive Individuals Have Been Concerned With Their Potential To Infect Others. The Endangered Self, However, Focuses On How The Discovery Of An Hiv-positive Status Affects The Individual's Sense Of Identity And On The Experience Of Living With Hiv, And Its Effects On The Individual's Social Relationships. Drawing Upon The Concepts Of Stigma, Dangerous Identities, And Health Risk, The Authors Describe The Revaluation That People Living With Hiv And Aids Must Make Of The Risks Entailed By Everyday Social Interactions, And Examine Their Negotiation Of These Interactions. In This Study, Which Combines A Uk/us Perspective, Green And Sobo Explore Identity Change And The Stigma Attached To An Hiv-positive Status Within The Context Of The Sociology Of Risk.--jacket. Identity, Social Risk, And Aids: What's The Connection? -- Dangerous Identities: Stigmas And Stories -- The Landscape Of Risk: Danger, Identity, And Hiv -- Settings And Methods -- Living With Hiv: Coping With A New Status -- Telling -- The Danger Of Disclosure -- Reported Reactions In Health Care Settings -- Disclosure In Sexual Settings: Identifying The Issues -- Reported Reactions In Sexual Settings: Our Findings -- Risk And Reality: The Social Situation -- Seropositivity, Identity, And Social Risk. Gill Green And Elisa J. Sobo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 205-224) And Index. Annotation To date, the majority of HIV/AIDS research has concentrated on education and prevention for those with a seronegative status, while studies of HIV positive individuals have been concerned with their potential to infect others. The Endangered Selfhowever, focuses on how the discovery of an HIV positive status affects the individual's sense of identity, on the experience of living with HIV and its effects on the individual's social relationships. In this comparative study of the UK and US, Green and Sobo explore identity change and the stigma attached to an HIV positive status within the context of the sociology of risk. Chapters discuss issues such as:*identity, social risk and AIDS*stigma*living and coping with HIV*the danger of disclosure*reported reactions in health care settings and sexual settings*risk and reality*seropositivity. The Endangered Selfwill be of interest to all those infected with HIV and to their families, partners, friends and caregivers who are affected by it. It will be essential reading for health-care professionals and those studying medical anthropology, sociology and health and risk studies To date, the majority of HIV/AIDS research has concentrated on education and prevention for those with a seronegative status, while studies of HIV positive individuals have been concerned with their potential to infect others. The Endangered Self however, focuses on how the discovery of an HIV positive status affects the individual's sense of identity, on the experience of living with HIV and its effects on the individual's social relationships. In this comparative study of the UK and US, Green and Sobo explore identity change and the stigma attached to an HIV positive status within the context of the sociology of risk. Chapters discuss issues such *identity, social risk and AIDS *stigma *living and coping with HIV *the danger of disclosure *reported reactions in health care settings and sexual settings *risk and reality *seropositivity. The Endangered Self will be of interest to all those infected with HIV and to their families, partners, friends and caregivers who are affected by it. It will be essential reading for health-care professionals and those studying medical anthropology, sociology and health and risk studies. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of tables......Page 7 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Identity, social risk, and AIDS: what's the connection?......Page 14 Dangerous identities: stigmas and stories......Page 23 The landscape of risk: danger, identity, and HIV......Page 44 Settings and methods......Page 58 Living with HIV: coping with a new status......Page 73 Telling......Page 97 The danger of disclosure......Page 116 Reported reactions in health care settings......Page 133 Disclosure in sexual settings: identifying the issues......Page 148 Reported reactions in sexual settings: our findings......Page 156 Risk and reality: the social situation......Page 184 Seropositivity, identity, and social risk......Page 205 Bibliography......Page 218 Index......Page 238

The Endangered Self focuses on how the discovery of an HIV positive status affects the individual's sense of identity, on the experience of living with HIV and its effects on the individual's social relationships.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the disease state brought on by infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), took the world by surprise in the early 1980s.