The Perceived Effect of the Sociocultural Context on HIV/AIDS Identity Incorporation

Authors

Lisa M. Baumgartner, Northern Illinois UniversityFollow

Abstract

Contexts influence the experience of disease. In this study, I examined how the sociocultural context (e.g., race, class, gender, and sexual orientation) affected the experience of living with HIV/AIDS and the incorporation of the HIV/AIDS identity into the self. I interviewed 36 individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Findings indicate that race, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation affected access to HIV/AIDS resources and/or the disclosure of one’s HIV-positive status that, in turn, influenced the integration of the HIV/AIDS identity into the self. Additional research concerning the impact of gender on the HIV/AIDS identity corporation process is warranted.

Keywords

HIV/AIDS, Race, Poverty, Social Identity, Basic Qualitative Study

Publication Date

6-4-2012

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1763

Recommended APA Citation

Baumgartner, L. M. (2012). The Perceived Effect of the Sociocultural Context on HIV/AIDS Identity Incorporation. The Qualitative Report, 17(23), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1763