Religious Constructions of the AIDS Crisis

This study examines a range of religious responses to the dual status of people with AIDS (PWAs) as simultaneously “sinners” and sick. Responses include: defining AIDS as a divine punishment or as the “natural” outcome of a “sinful” lifestyle, separating AIDS from issues of sexual morality to allow...

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1. VerfasserIn: Kowalewski, Mark R. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 1990
In: Sociological analysis
Jahr: 1990, Band: 51, Heft: 1, Seiten: 91-96
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Zusammenfassung:This study examines a range of religious responses to the dual status of people with AIDS (PWAs) as simultaneously “sinners” and sick. Responses include: defining AIDS as a divine punishment or as the “natural” outcome of a “sinful” lifestyle, separating AIDS from issues of sexual morality to allow for a more rational response, and expressing compassion for the “sinner” while hating the “sin.” Data for this study come from both a variety of religious periodicals and official statements of religious denominations.
ISSN:2325-7873
Enthält:Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3711343