Attitudes and beliefs around HIV and AIDS stigma: the impact of the film "The sky in her eyes"

Lees, JamesMichael, Cheryl AnnLesko, IgorInstitute for Social DevelopmentFaculty of Arts2013-06-182024-11-052007/04/132007/04/132013-06-182024-11-052005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/17421Magister Artium - MAThis research explored cultural perceptions of HIV & AIDS with students at the University of the Western Cape and attempted to understand how these perceptions of the disease reinforce stigma and stigmatising attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS. This study investigated HIV/AIDS stigma as a social phenomenon and analysed the socio-cultural and historical roots of HIV/AIDS stigma.enAIDS (Disease)Patients - Public opinionPatients - Social conditionsHIV-positive personsSocial conditionsStigma (Social psychology)Attitudes and beliefs around HIV and AIDS stigma: the impact of the film "The sky in her eyes"ThesisUniversity of the Western Cape