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Destigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China

Part of the A Sociological View of AIDS Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8534-7

ISBN: 978-981-16-8533-0

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore - Springer Journals

Jan 27, 2022

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Chapter 1Introduction

Wang, Xiaoping

Pages: 1 –11

[According to public reports, the AIDS epidemic is currently at a low prevalence level in China. However, there is a high prevalence in provinces such as Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, etc. The number of PLWHA in the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi and Sichuan accounts for 45% of the national...
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Chapter 2Theoretical Foundations of Research on Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS

Wang, Xiaoping

Pages: 13 –38

[Any social phenomenon is the result of the mutual construction of individuals, individuals and society in a particular social environment. The process of interpreting and problem-solving any social phenomenon is also a process of mutual construction. The study of AIDS stigma must also be...
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Chapter 3Research Framework and Research Methodology

Wang, Xiaoping

Pages: 39 –44

[The author has been studying AIDS since September 2004 and applying qualitative research as the main means of collecting information in view of the specificity of this group.]
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Chapter 4Mechanisms of Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China

Wang, Xiaoping

Pages: 45 –59

[The formation of stigma is a dynamic process of social construction (Guan,.Jianghuai Tribune 5:110–115, 2007), and the mechanisms of stigmatisation of PLWHA are the result of a complex and multifaceted combination of actions. This chapter first describes and analyses the manifestations of HIV...
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Chapter 5Evolving Features of and New Changes in Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China

Wang, Xiaoping

Pages: 61 –74

[AIDS, known in full as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a medical condition among many. The stigmatisation of a disease is usually related to the source, degree of infection of the disease and the physical suffering of the infected people. AIDS is a heavily stigmatised disease due to its...
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Chapter 6Impact of Stigmatisation and the Destigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS

Wang, Xiaoping

Pages: 75 –93

[Stigmatisation is a dynamic process of group interaction in which powerful stigmatisers amplify certain negative characteristics of stigmatised people through labelling until a fixed, unchangeable stereotype is formed (Zhang, Y. (2008). Stigmatisation Situations and Their Coping Strategies: A...
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Chapter 7Ways to Destigmatise People Living with HIV/AIDS: Practice and Inspirations

Wang, Xiaoping

Pages: 95 –109

[AIDS has always been around us but has been ignored because it has no immediate threat. In their studies on AIDS prevention and control, researchers hold that HIV stigma is no longer a purely social issue but may turn into an occurrence of stigma against PLWHA by individuals or groups, deepening...
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Chapter 8Research Findings and Prospects

Wang, Xiaoping

Pages: 111 –125

[PLWHA experience stigma and discrimination in the mental, working, medical care, schooling and other areas. The study found that stigma manifests itself in moral degradation, employment discrimination, refusal of doctors to treat or indifferent treatment, isolation and rejection of students...

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