Women storying HIV/AIDS in community
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Authors
Nieuwmeyer, Susan Mary
Issue Date
2009-08-25T10:45:27Z
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
HIV , AIDS , Community , Faith community , African women , Xhosa faith and culture practices , Culture , Ritual , Narrative pastoral therapy , Participatory action research
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Abstract
The research is about African women living with HIV and women
grieving the death of loved ones as a result of AIDS. We discuss
the women's preferred care for the ill person and for the family as
well as for the bereaved family. We consider together the effects
of HIV/AIDS in the community: the stigma attached to the disease
and the fears of people that they may contract HIV. The women
and I acknowledge the closely woven relationships between faith
and culture in a predominantly Xhosa community.
Participatory action research is used and contextual feminist
theology within a postmodern social construction approach to
narrative pastoral therapy.
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Citation
Nieuwmeyer, Susan Mary (2009) Women storying HIV/AIDS in community, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/642>