Sero-positive stigma and its impact in the workplace
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Authors
Bhattacharya, Shivaji
Issue Date
2009-08-25T10:57:22Z
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Sero-Positive , Stigma , Unspoken stigma , Discrimination , Workplace , Parastatal organisation , HIV and Commitment to work , HIV and feelings of being outcast , HIV and Sense of self , CAQDAS and qualitative data analysis for HIV , Finitude , Sublimation in work , PLWHA (People living with HIV and AIDS) , GIPA (Greater Involvement of People living with HI)
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Abstract
With an estimated 500 infections everyday, the country is beset with a galloping HIV and AIDS epidemic. With these accelerating numbers, it is no longer possible to ignore people living with HIV and AIDS, as they will inevitably form a more and more significant volume of the workforce. A key aspect of this phenomenon, that needs dedicated attention, is the issue of their stigmatisation in the workplace.
The intent is to present the voice of the stigmatised. The dissertation attempts to understand how a stigmatised identity affects a productive member of society. It tries to capture the perspective of sero-positive persons as productive members of society and not as `victims' or `threats'.
The ultimate objective is to influence policy in the workplace in order to provide a nurturing and productive work environment.
The key thought emerging from the research is: driven by the inescapable structural stigma of the workplace, the virus fundamentally influences the self-definition of the sero-positive person.
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Citation
Bhattacharya, Shivaji (2009) Sero-positive stigma and its impact in the workplace, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1855>