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AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects

Fight AIDS — Not People With AIDS! view detail comment email this

This site discusses "AIDS stigma," which "refers to prejudice, discounting, discrediting, and discrimination directed at people perceived to have AIDS or HIV, and the individuals, groups, and communities with which they are associated." Features articles, findings from surveys, and critical information on resources for AIDS education. By Gregory Herek, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis.
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/aids.html
Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Infectious Diseases, Women's Health

Last updated Jan 18, 2006


Swahili in the Time of AIDS/Kiswahili Katika Wakati wa UKIMWI view detail comment email this

Learning resource for intermediate Swahili students on AIDS in East Africa. "Focused on photographs taken ... in Tanzania and Kenya between 2002 and 2005, and interviews conducted ... in 2006, the lesson encourages students to consider how East African cultures and the Swahili language are changing in the time of AIDS." Brief introduction in English; all other text and video and audio clips in Swahili. From linguistics professors at the University of California, Los Angeles.
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/al/kdthompson/ukimwi/Utangulizi.html
Topics: Infectious Diseases, Languages

Last updated May 12, 2009





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