Lessons on Stigma: Teaching about HIV/AIDS

Autor/inn/en	Lichtenstein, Bronwen; DeCoster, Jamie
Titel	Lessons on Stigma: Teaching about HIV/AIDS
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 42 (2014) 2, S.140-150 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X13510412
Schlagwörter	Sociology; Social Bias; Social Attitudes; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Service Learning; Teaching Methods; Pretests Posttests; Attitude Change; Social Problems; Interviews; Research Projects; Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziologie; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Service-Learning; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Forschungsvorhaben
Abstract	Teaching about the sociology of HIV/AIDS involves teaching about the causes and effects of stigma. We describe a Sociology of HIV/AIDS course at the University of Alabama in which stigma reduction was assessed as a primary objective. The syllabus involved theory-based instruction, class visits, service learning, and student research on community attitudes toward HIV/AIDS. We report on how stigma affected the service learning and other elements of the course, calling for adjustments to our pedagogical approach. We also report how the course was evaluated in a pretest/posttest assessment on attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS [PLWHA] (enacted stigma) and hypothetical reactions to being diagnosed with HIV (felt stigma). The results indicated greater tolerance for PLWHA following the class but also greater awareness of HIV stigma and its outcomes. We offer recommendations to help instructors avoid stigma-related materials and events that could jeopardize service learning and course objectives for sensitive topics such as HIV/AIDS. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10