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Out here by ourselves : the stories of young people whose mothers have AIDS / Diane Duggan.
Van Pelt Library RA644.A25 D838 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duggan, Diane.
- Series:
- Children of poverty
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children of AIDS patients--Interviews.
- Children of AIDS patients.
- AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Family relationships.
- AIDS (Disease).
- Mothers.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 179 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Garland Pub., 2000.
- Summary:
- 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 have AIDS or 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 problems, and to develop an understanding of how best to respond to their needs.
- Contents:
- I Purpose of the Study 3
- Dimensions of the Problem 7
- Family Demographics 9
- Characteristics of AIDS Affected Youth 11
- Behavioral Symptoms and Issues of Psychopathology 13
- Adolescent Risk Behaviors 14
- Stigma 16
- Disclosure 17
- Custody 18
- Bereavement 18
- Needs of AIDS Affected Youth 19
- III How the Study Was Conducted 23
- My Stance in the Role of Researcher 23
- Rationale for the Method 25
- Recruiting Participants 27
- The Interview Process 28
- The Field Log 31
- Data Analysis 32
- Trustworthiness 33
- Creating the Participants' Stories 34
- IV The Young People's Stories 39
- Setting 39
- The Center 42
- Joe 43
- Joe's Story 45
- Joe's Themes 59
- Maria 67
- Maria's Story 70
- Maria's Themes 89
- Tina 96
- Tina's Story 100
- Tina's Themes 114
- V Common Themes 125
- "We're Out Here by Ourselves" 125
- "My Mother Had a Problem" 127
- "Me and My Mother Didn't Get Along" 128
- "Something to Live for" 129
- Epilogue: Where Are They Now? 131
- VI Discussion and Implications 133
- Unstable Living Arrangements 133
- Emotional Inaccessibility 135
- Behavior and Learning Problems 137
- Unsafe Sexual Behavior 138
- Childbearing 140
- Multiple Losses 141
- Disclosure 142
- Responding to AIDS Affected Youth 143
- Johnny's Story 143
- Implications 145
- Schools 145
- Sexuality Education 147
- Counseling 148
- Commemoration of Loss 150
- Application of Findings 151
- The Multimedia AIDS Quilt 152
- A. Excerpts from the Multimedia AIDS Quilt Project 155.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815336217
- OCLC:
- 43708568
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