Essay --

Chris NguyenXxxxxxXxxxxx27 December 2013 socialisation and Stigmatization of human immunodeficiency virus/ AIDS in Developing and Developed SocietiesA Comparative Survey of Selected Recent LiteratureIntroductionIn the pass thirty years the social perception of human immunodeficiency virus/ AIDS has changed dramatically in the public conscious. The disease itself has shifted from being a baffling computer virus in the 1960s and 1970s, to the offensively termed Gay- link up immune deficiency or GRID, to at long last being termed the Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by the centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the 1980s. Despite scientific advances in modern medicine, the perception of the illness is still highly sexualized and carries a deeply negative stigma, especially in economically developing societies. In this topic I bequeath analyze a selection of current lit to gain understanding of how HIV/ AIDS first came i nto existence and how it was initially perceived in the public conscious. From this same pool of recent literature I will examine sub-Saharan African societies, specifically cases in Tanzania and South Africa, as well as the socio-political context surrounding HIV/ AIDS governance in present-day China. In contrast, I will also draw from an article that discusses stigma experienced by HIV-positive women keep in Canada- a developed society. Despite the reams of scientific literature on the subject, public consciousness about living with HIV/ AIDS and preventing its transmitting in developing and developed societies remains low.Cultural and Socio-political Perceptions of HIV transmission systemModern perceptions of HIV and AIDS are driven by obsolescent and outdated social stigma that has existed since the discovery ... ...gical sense. Obviously people observe different cultures and norms across all of the worlds societies. In prepare to address a common problem across uncommon environments, problem-solvers must(prenominal) seek-out culturally appropriate means and methods for confronting any given issue.HIV and AIDS- related stigma is a problem that has plagued social society since the discovery of the illness. flat the most developed societies like Canada are not immune to damage and bias. As such, much responsibility falls upon educated people to package the importance of sexual and reproductive health with those who may not have got access to the same level of quality education. While history has already written bias and stigma into the lives of those who have lived and continue to live with HIV or AIDS, the phenomenon of bias can be understood. And with understanding comes the hope for change.