HIV exam 2 study guide Flashcards
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sociology
study of human social relationships and institutions
2 core assumptions
human beings are social beings, social forces affect nearly every aspect of our lives
sociological imagination
looking at broader picture to understand your own life better, public issues are issues that are more common…outside forces that are the cause
social structures relevant to studying HIV
stigma, sexuality, socioeconomic status
social force
something a society or group does that affects an individual’s behavior
prejudice
personal belief, belief or idea; connection with some group, preconceived notion held by people
discrimination
action that takes away someones rights or opportunities, can be enacted by people or institutions and policies (institutional racism)
stigma (goffman)
undesired differentness-physical deformity/disability, character blemishes, group or tribal identity
stigma (Iweala)
same as goffman basically, it’s ostracizing, no one comes near you or family
ideology
set of ideas about the way you think the world should be
individualism-agency
idea that individuals can and should be able to do things, and should be held accountable for these choices
meritocracy
rise up by merits, most deserving succeed
patriarchy
something inherent in men that make them better suited for authority
white superiority, paternalism
job to take care of people
ideologies relationship to HIV
ideologies are used to try to fix AIDS in places where there are different ideologies, or where the ideologies are not applicable
the way sociologists talk about race
not as a biological race, socially constructed race
race
group that is defined by a particular society using physical criteria that are believed by that society to be of particular importance; physical characteristics NOT inherently important, they are given meaning by societies
social history important
shows how disease has progressed, public reactions to different groups affected
key issues in Philadelphia
discrimination, legal changes, stigma, innocent vs guilty victims, ongoing homophobia
progression of AIDS in US, African countries, Asian countries
from engle
epistemologies
way of looking at things
4 epistemologies of AIDS-and their importance
people directly affected by AIDS, religious leaders, politicians and media, scientists and health professionals
periods of AIDS
AIDS as gay plague, AIDS as chronic disease, combination of 2
biomedical individualism
assumes that everyone has access and ability to choose their medical treatment, ignores social factors