HIV Stigma and Discrimination: Enduring Issues HIV Stigma and Discrimination: Enduring Issues Permalink: Since the first documentation of cases of HIV/AIDS, stigma and discrimina- tion have been serious and burdensome issues for people living with HIV and for those who care for them. Much has been learned about AIDS stigma, yet to date, a […]
Social Work and the HIV Care Continuum: Assisting HIV Patients Diagnosed Social Work and the HIV Care Continuum: Assisting HIV Patients Diagnosed Permalink: Since the start of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, social workers have played an integral role in society’s response to the crisis ( Caputo, 1985). Over the past three decades, many aspects of […]
Factors shaping women’s sexual satisfaction: a comparison of medical and social models Factors shaping women’s sexual satisfaction: a comparison of medical and social models Permalink: Since the introduction of Viagra in 1998, pharmaceutical giants have been scrambling to develop a similar drug to treat ‘sexual dysfunction’ in women. In 1999, female sexual dysfunction (FSD), […]
The Pursuit of Elite High Schools and Colleges among Second-Generation Korean Americans The Pursuit of Elite High Schools and Colleges among Second-Generation Korean Americans Permalink: Asian American students have received a great deal of media and scholarly attention for their educational accolades. Researchers find that on average Asian American students receive higher grades (GPA) and […]
Any Alcohol Use During Pregnancy Is Harmful Alcohol Any Alcohol Use During Pregnancy Is Harmful Alcohol Permalink: “There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant.” In the following viewpoint, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that any alcohol consumption during pregnancy may be harmful to the unborn baby. […]
A Structural Analysis of Success and Failure of Asian Americans: A Case of Korean Americans in Urban Schools A Structural Analysis of Success and Failure of Asian Americans: A Case of Korean Americans in Urban Schools Permalink: In the last few decades, the Asian American population nationwide has undergone a dramatic increase in number […]
The Risks of Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Have Been Exaggerated The Risks of Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Have Been Exaggerated Permalink: “There is no conclusive evidence to demonstrate that moderate drinking during pregnancy can harm the fetus.” The harms of alcohol to the unborn baby have been exaggerated, argues Daniel Rogov in the following viewpoint. […]
Psycho social Stressors of Families Affected by HIV/AIDS: Implications for Social Work Practice Psycho social Stressors of Families Affected by HIV/AIDS: Implications for Social Work Practice Permalink: This study identified the psychosocial stressors of low-income families who were affected by HIV=AIDS in Alabama. Methods consisted of personal interviews with 12 social workers at public agencies […]
The history of human beings The history of human beings Permalink: The history of human beings on this planet is, geo-logically speaking, very short. The history of their coming together in groups for their common good is even shorter, covering a span of perhaps 25,000 to 50,000 years on a planet that scientists estimate to […]
Post Cold War Rock and Anty-capitalism Post Cold War Rock and Anty-capitalism Permalink: Movement,” this outburst of activity was the early twenty-first century’s most significant social campaign,3 and presaged the contemporary Occupy Wall St. movement. The “Anti-Globalization” moniker was always questioned by activists as unsuit- able “for a movement that revels precisely in its international […]
