Infected Kin : Orphan Care and AIDS in Lesotho

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AIDS has devastated communities across southern Africa. In Lesotho, where a quarter of adults are infected, the wide-ranging implications of the disease have been felt in every family, disrupting key aspects of social life. In Infected Kin, Ellen Block and Will McGrath argue that AIDS is fundamental...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Block, Ellen
Otros Autores: McGrath, Will
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Orphans > Care.
Medical anthropology.
Kinship.
Families.
AIDS (Disease) in children.
AIDS (Disease)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Parente > Lesotho.
Familles > Lesotho.
Sida > Lesotho.
Kinship > Lesotho.
Families > Lesotho.
Orphans > Care > Lesotho.
AIDS (Disease) in children > Lesotho.
AIDS (Disease) > Lesotho.
Lesotho.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface: On Collaboration and Suffering; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: AIDS Is a Kinship Disease; Chapter 1. Kinship First; Chapter 2. Medical Pluralism in a Low-Resource Setting; Chapter 3. "Like Any Other Disease"; Chapter 4. Orphan Care and the Family; Conclusion: Infected Kin; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Sesotho Terms; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors

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