The contemporary construction of the causality of HIV/AIDS :a discourse analysis and its implications for understanding national policy statements on the epidemic in South Africa

Shefer, TamaraJudge, MelanieInstitute for Social DevelopmentFaculty of Arts2013-06-132024-04-022007/03/302007/03/302013-06-132024-04-022005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/10243Magister Artium - MAThis study was concerned with the social construction of HIV/AIDS at the policy level in contemporary South Africa, and how such constructions shape the manner in which the epidemic is understood in popular discourse.enAIDS (Disease)Social aspectsSouth AfricaHIV infectionsGovernment policyThe contemporary construction of the causality of HIV/AIDS :a discourse analysis and its implications for understanding national policy statements on the epidemic in South AfricaThesisUniversity of the Western Cape