Abstract
dc:description.abstractTwenty-five gay men, 20 with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and 5 with either AIDS Related Complex (ARC) or who tested positive for the AIDS virus, were asked in semi-structured interviews whether they felt supported or isolated. Areas covered included society in general, employment, housing, health care, insurance, religion, families of origin, ex-wives, children, friends and lovers. Subjects indicated that fear of AIDS, homophobia, and death anxiety were all present in certain circumstances, but there was no attempt to differentiate between these three possible causes of social isolation in this exploratory study.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Family and Child Development
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Family and Child Development
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1987
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Shands, Nancy
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Little, Linda F.
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Scheirer, C. James
- Stith, Sandra M.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-07242012-040106
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/43893