The parasomnias and other sleep-related movement disorders - MJ Thorpy, G Plazzi (Eds). Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, 2010. Hardback: 356. ISBN: 9780521111577.

Joffe, David

doi:10.1111/j.1601-5215.2010.00516.x

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“…First, it is a private bond that involved emotional involvement with the victims characterized by talking with the deceased victims, holding their photographs, crying silently, and thinking of them constantly. Family members’ compliance with social stigma is explained by Crawford (1997) and Joffe (1999), who highlight the processes through which the individual and the social are inextricably intertwined in the construction of stigma. They argue for a universal human fear of uncertainty and danger, which is associated with the overlaying of stigma.…”

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On the Road to Social Death: A Grounded Theory Study of the Emotional and Social Effects of Honor Killing on Families—A Palestinian Perspective

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Violence Against Women

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Despite high rates of domestic violence and increased rates of honor killing (HK) over the past decade, there is a paucity of empirical data about how HK affects family members. This study used grounded theory to explore the emotional and social effects of HK on 23 family members of murdered women and found that HK failed to achieve the restoration of honor. Following HK, families subsequently entered a protracted process of grief compounded by negative social interactions, which led to a form of “social death.” The road to social death was a painful and continuous social process, which, for many, never abated.

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On the Road to Social Death: A Grounded Theory Study of the Emotional and Social Effects of Honor Killing on Families—A Palestinian Perspective

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“…Stigma has been defined as an ideology that allows people to distance themselves and their self-defined in-groups from the risk of infection by blaming contraction of the disease on characteristics normally associated with out-groups, who are classified as deviant and ‘other’(Deacon, 2005; Helene Joffe, 1999). This moralistic shaming and blaming, termed symbolic stigma, is often distinguished from instrumental stigma, or the misplaced fear of infection through everyday contact with PLWHA (Herek, 2002).…”

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“…Our analyses are informed by the emergence of specific themes from the data and by literature from a range of disciplines that identifies symbolic representations associated with HIV stigma (Gilman, 1988; Goldstein, 2004; Helene Joffe, 1999; Sontag, 1988; Treichler, 2006 (1999)). Deacon’s definition of stigmatisation (Deacon, 2005, p.85), for example, identifies blame, moralization, and the association of HIV with outsiders (“othering”) as key components:…”

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Comparing HIV-related symbolic stigma in six African countries: Social representations in young people’s narratives

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Obyerodhyambo

2011

Social Science & Medicine

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HIV-related symbolic stigma arises from moralistic value judgements attached to people living with HIV and has negative consequences from both public health and human rights perspectives. Relatively little is known about cross-national variation in symbolic stigma. With the purpose of informing stigma reduction efforts within and across settings, we compared social representations of HIV in six African countries with estimated adult HIV prevalence rates ranging from 1 to 33%. Our study used a unique data source, namely a stratified random sample (n=586, ~5%) from 11,354 creative ideas contributed from six countries to a continent-wide HIV-related scriptwriting contest held between February and April2005. The narratives were written by equal numbers of males and females aged 10–24 in urban and rural areas of Swaziland, Namibia, Kenya, South-East Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Senegal. We combined three analytical approaches: descriptive statistics on certain quantifiable characteristics of the narratives, thematic data analysis, and a narrative-based approach. The association of HIV with outsiders (“othering”)and preoccupation with the circumstances of infection are more common in lower prevalence countries but vary substantially in tone depending on the sociocultural context. The highest proportion both of moralising narratives and of narratives with pessimistic outcomes come from South-East Nigeria and, to a lesser extent, from Kenya, countries with prevalence levels of 3.9 and 6.1% respectively, in which evangelical Christian movements, including Pentecostalism, have sizeable followings. The data provide a rare cross-cultural overview of symbolic stigma, identify country-specific needs, and point to strategies for future programming. Social representations from the highest prevalence countries, Swaziland and Namibia, and from lower prevalence Burkina Faso offer potential models for the framing of HIV in ways that serve to increase social proximity and counteract symbolic stigma.

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“…Despite uninfected youth reporting positive attitudes toward people living with HIV, the HIV-infected youth we interviewed had not disclosed their HIV status to others in the children’s home, likely related to fears of stigma and discrimination. Past studies have found that HIV-infected youth may incorporate negative stigma into their sense of self (Joffe, 1999). …”

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HIV+ and HIV– youth living in group homes in South Africa need more psychosocial support

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Petersen

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Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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Orphans and vulnerable youth who live in group homes are at risk of poor mental health and sexual and drug-using behaviors that increase the risk of HIV transmission. This study explores factors related to this risk among youth living in group homes (“children’s homes”) for orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa, a country afflicted by high levels of parental loss due to HIV. The study explores 1) knowledge and attitudes about HIV, 2) social support, 3) communication with group home caregivers, and 4) the relevance of an existing evidence-based HIV prevention and mental health promotion program to situations where sexual and drug risk behaviors can occur. In-depth qualitative individual interviews were conducted with 20 youth (age 10 to 16 years) residing in two children’s homes in Durban, South Africa. Content analysis focused on critical themes related to coping and prevention of risk activities. Respondents exhibited inconsistent and incomplete knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention. They displayed positive attitudes toward people living with HIV, but reported experiencing or witnessing HIV-related stigma. Participants witnessed substance use and romantic/sexual relationships among their peers; few admitted to their own involvement. While relationships with childcare workers were central to their lives, youth reported communication barriers related to substance use, sex, HIV, and personal history (including parental loss, abuse, and other trauma). In conclusion, these qualitative data suggest that evidence-based HIV prevention programs that bring caregivers and youth together to improve communication, HIV knowledge, social support, youth self-esteem, and health care, reduce sexual and drug risk behaviors, and strengthen skills related to negotiating situations of sexual and substance use possibility could benefit youth and childcare workers in children’s homes.

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The parasomnias and other sleep-related movement disorders - MJ Thorpy, G Plazzi (Eds). Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, 2010. Hardback: 356. ISBN: 9780521111577.

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On the Road to Social Death: A Grounded Theory Study of the Emotional and Social Effects of Honor Killing on Families—A Palestinian Perspective

On the Road to Social Death: A Grounded Theory Study of the Emotional and Social Effects of Honor Killing on Families—A Palestinian Perspective

Comparing HIV-related symbolic stigma in six African countries: Social representations in young people’s narratives

HIV+ and HIV– youth living in group homes in South Africa need more psychosocial support

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