1st Edition
Out Here By Ourselves The Stories of Young People Whose Mothers Have AIDS
By Diane Duggan
Copyright 2000
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Despite the significant number of AIDS affected youth in the United States, the plight of these young people has been largely disregarded. This book presents the stories of several young people whose mothers had AIDS or had died from the disease. They speak directly about their experiences and their concerns. Individual and common themes in their stories are analyzed to gain insight into their... Read more
Acknowledgements; 1. Purpose of the Study; Introduction; Research Questions; 2. Background; Introduction; Characteristics of AIDS Affected Youth; Stigma; Bereavement; Needs of AIDS Affected Youth; 3. How the Study was Conducted; My Stance in the Role of Researcher; Rationale for the Method; Recruiting Participants; The Interview Process; The Field Log; Data Analysis; Trustworthiness; Creating the Participants' Stories; 4. The Young People's Stories; Introduction; Setting; Joe; Maria; Tina; 5. Common Themes; We're Out Here by Ourselves; My Mother Had a Problem; Me and My Mother Didn't Get Along; Something to Live for; Epilogue: Where Are They Now?; 6. Discussion and Implications; Unstable Living Arrangements; Behavior and Learning Problems; Unsafe Sexual Behavior; Multiple Losses; Disclosure; Responding to AIDS Affected Youth; Implications; Application of Findings; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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Duggan, Diane
