Please Help With My Research Paper! Posted: 03-28-06 15:19pm
Hello everyone. I am a senior in college
majoring in psychology. This semester, I
am taking a seminar on prejudice and
discrimination. We are required to write
a research paper on a topic of our choice.
Since I am an hiv/aids activist, I
decided to do my research on stereotypes
of people with hiv/aids and the stigma
that they face. If any of you could
answer the following questions, it would
be very helpful. Some questions are for
people with hiv/aids, but some can be
answered by people without hiv/aids, so
please read them all! In addition, if you
know or knew someone with hiv/aids, you
could answer the questions with them in
mind.
If any of you have hiv/aids, what sort of
difficulties do you face socially?
When you tell someone that you have hiv or
aids, do they treat you differently? If
so, how are you treated?
Do people make assumptions about you when
they find out that you have hiv or aids,
and if so, what are some of those
assumptions?
Some people may have a stereotypical view
in mind of a person with hiv/aids. What
do you believe a person with hiv/aids is
like to an "outsider?" these may include:
sex or gender, physical appearance, sexual
orientation, occupation, activities or
hobbies they enjoy, etc.
How do you believe most people think
hiv/aids are spread?
If you have had aids/hiv for a few years,
or know someone who has, have you noticed
any differences in how society views them?
Have things gotten "better" or "worse"
for people with hiv/aids?
I understand that you may not want to
answer, and that is fine! I would just
like some "real world" experience. You
will be anonymous. In fact, I will not
even ask for your names!
Thanks for your time!
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Finess150
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Research Posted: 03-28-06 18:47pm
Hi,
it's great that you're doing this sort
of work. The hiv/aids issue faces alot
of prejudice and people who are living
with the virus need to be heard.
However, this particular forum is really
just visited by people who fear they have
been exposed to hiv and wish to be
informed of certain facts, rather than
people who are hiv+. I myself am an
advisor on this forum, hiv negative, so I
can't really help either.
I would strongly suggest to you that you
visit aidsmeds.Com, where many of the
contributors are hiv+ people who have
insightful things to say. There are
forums you may wish to explore, and blogs
by various, highly insightful members who
live with hiv. You can even send private
messages, and with any luck they will be
able to help you on a very personal level.
Take a look, and I think you will end up
with a very good paper.
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