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| Women and AIDS caregiving：Women's work? | ||
| 作者 | Songwathana, Praneed |
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| 出處題名 | Health Care for Women International |
| 卷期 | v.22 n.3 |
| 出版日期 | 2001.04-05 |
| 頁次 | 263 - 279 |
| 出版者 | Taylor & Francis |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.taylorandfrancis.com |
| 出版地 | US [美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Buddhist philosophy; 業=Karma=Kamma; cause and effect; 慈悲心=Loving Kindness=Compassion; equanimity |
| 摘要 | This ethnographic study examined personal，kinship and social obligations and the role of women in the traditional Thai family. Under what circumstances do women take on the responsibility to care or not care，and how do they cope with the disease and care when they are also infected? 15 women who were afflicted or affected by HIV/AIDS participated in in-depth interviews and participant observations. Women who are responsible for caring for both themselves and others, including members of their immediate families or extended family members, face a double jeopardy by virtue of their inferior role and status. When HIV-infected women experience illness, sometimes they feel split; they are incapable of functioning normally，yet they are obligated to do "What they've got to do." Women as carers feel that they have to care because they want to free someone else from suffering despite the fact that they are also suffering. Women's roles as family carers seem to be both psychologically and socially constructed. AIDS care is not just a labor of love，but also is done in the spirit of work following Buddhist beliefs of karma and metta. In conclusion，traditional，persistent gender imbalances and inequalities influence women's sexuality，vulnerability，responsibility and caregiving. |
| ISSN | 07399332 |
| 點閱次數 | 130 |
| 建檔日期 | 2003.09.19 |
| 更新日期 | 2019.08.26 |
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