Gay Men with AIDS and Their Families of Origin: An Analysis of Social Support.

Kadushin, Goldie

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ERIC Number: EJ533852

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Gay Men with AIDS and Their Families of Origin: An Analysis of Social Support.

Kadushin, Goldie

Health & Social Work, v21 n2 p141-49 May 1996

Reviews literature on relationships of gay men with AIDS and their families of origin. Some reasons for the absence of family from support networks include family's lack of acceptance of homosexuality and relationship with a male partner; stigma associated with AIDS; inability of family to communicate openly about homosexuality and AIDS. (FC)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Family Relationship, Homosexuality, Literature Reviews, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Support Groups, Social Work, Whites

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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