Discrimination
Effects of social stigma on children living with hiv/aids in Pune district, India
By: DAVID MARIAKUMAR MATHANGI – Studies have shown that stigma and discrimination fuel HIV transmission and hinder access to programmes and services. The greatest impact of HIV is on children and young people. An attempt to arrive at a clear picture of the effects of social stigma due to HIV/AIDS on Children Affected with HIV/AIDS…
The Role of Art in Two Neighborhoods and Responses to Urban Decay and Gentrification
By: GEOFFREY SKOLL, MAXIMILIANO E. KORSTANJE – One of the most troubling aspects of cultural studies, is the lack of comparative cases to expand the horizons of micro-sociology. Based on this, the present paper explores the effects of gentrification in two neighborhoods, Riverwest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA and Abasto in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Each neighborhood…
Cultural and socio-economic factors in health, health services and prevention for indigenous people
Discrimination, health, health facility environment, Health priorities, human geography, indigenous health, inequality, minority groups, needs assessment, social conditions, Socioeconomic factorsBy: RAKIBUL ISLAM, MASHHOOD AHMED SHEIKH – Indigenous people across the world experience more health related problems as compared to the population at large. So, this review article is broadly an attempt to highlight the important factors for indigenous peoples’ health problems, and to recommend some suggestions to improve their health status. Standard database for…