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001			ASIN3843375763
005			20110914090533.0
008			110914s2010 xxu eng d
020			_a3843375763 (paperback) _c$90.00
020			_a9783843375764 (paperback)
100	1		_aHixon, Amy.
245	1	0	_aExpectations, obligations, goals : _ban ethnographic study of two hiv/aids support groups south of durban, south africa / _cAmy Hixon.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bLAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, _c2010.
300			_a172 p. ; _c22 cm.
520			_aA focus on care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS throughout the world has become a key discussion in the general HIV/AIDS discourse. This study provides an in-depth analysis of two HIV/AIDS support groups operating in areas south of Durban, South Africa. In particular, the study presents the reader with a description of the main participants in the support groups, and an overview of how the support groups are structured and operate. The study reveals that each support group operates within an environment, in which a discrepancy of expectations, obligations, and goals amongst the support group participants exists. Additionally, the support group members and the sponsoring organization have varying perceptions of the support group, both in its ideal and actual form. The study reveals the way in which each support group oscillates between a state of stability and conflict, and how conflict and negotiation, in turn, become inherent within,and synonomous with, everyday organization and operation of the support groups.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3843375763/chopaconline-20
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