Buch
Monografie
Workable sisterhood : the political journey of stigmatized women with HIV/AIDS
Verfasst von:
Berger, Michele Tracy
Princeton, N.J. [u. a.]:
Princeton University Press
,
2004
,
234 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Berger, Michele Tracy |
| Jahr: | 2004 |
| ISBN: | 0691118531 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| This book is based on an empirical study. It looks at sixteen HIV-positive women, the majority of them are women of color, in particular African Americans and Latinas, who have a history of drug use, conflict with the law, or a history of working in the sex trade. The author argues that these women face "intersectional stigma," a complex process by which women of color, already experiencing race, class, and gender oppression, are also labeled, judged, and given inferior treatment because of their status as drug users, sex workers, and HIV-positive women. Berger looks at how the barriers of stigma are related to political participation, and she demonstrates how stigma can be effectively challenged and redirected. The study shows how these women have become conscious of their social position as HIV-positive and politically active as activists, advocates, or helpers. Berger builds a picture of community-based political participation that challenges popular, medical, and scholarly representations of "crack addicted prostitutes" and HIV-positive women as social problems or victims, rather than as agents of social change. | |
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