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- Extends the stigma theory of Goffman
- Points out gaps and weaknesses in existing health policies and practices in North America
- Introduces new knowledge on human rights, stigmatization, xenophobia and vulnerabilities
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book explores a number of issues related to the stigma arising from HIV/AIDS infection, perceived or actual discrimination from the community and society and the extent of vulnerabilities for infected Asian refugees and immigrants. It assesses the health care and treatment regimen for HIV/AIDS accessed by immigrants and refugee claimants in North America, including treatments offered by the health-care system and ethnic communities and their perceptions and biases relating to HIV/AIDS issues. On another level, the book identifies the ways in which HIV-sufferer immigrants and refugees/refugee claimants from Asia are vulnerable to discrimination due to 1) lack of information about HIV/AIDS incidence in the community; 2) inability of the health system to respond appropriately; and 3) the community’s need for introspection on their own health issues. This book reveals the dynamics that influence choice, behavior and lifestyle of HIV sufferer immigrants, adds to the existing knowledge about refugees and migrants and proposes a unified theory of discrimination and stigmatization within the context of human rights. In addition, the book presents a number of policy recommendations based on empirical findings with a view to helping reshape polices regarding refugee HIV sufferers and their social ramifications. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in any field from social sciences, health and psychology, as well as practitioners in the field of development and public policy. The book will be beneficial to policy formulators and implementers engaged in addressing the serious threat emanating from the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Keywords
- Asian Refugees and HIV/AIDs
- Asian immigrants and HIV/AIDs
- Asian refugees in North America
- Asian refugess in Canada
- Canadian healthcare system and HIV/AIDs
- Discussions and Policy Implications for HIV/AIDs
- Dynamics of vulnerabilities and Resilience and HIV/AIDs
- Ethnic Communities in Canada
- Goffman's stigma theory and HIV/AIDs
- HIV/AIDS among asian immigrants in Canada
- HIV/AIDS among asian refugees in Canada
- HIV/AIDs Stigmatization in Canada
- HIV/AIDs among asian immigrants in North America
- HIV/AIDs among asian refugees in North America
- HIV/AIDs discrimination in Canada
- Health policies in Canada
- Health policies in North America
- Hierarchies of Discrimination, Xenophobia and Human Rights
- Human Rights in Canada
- Intersections of Immigrants/Refugees and HIV/AIDS
- Refugees, Immigrants and HIV/AIDS
Authors and Affiliations
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Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
AKM Ahsan Ullah
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Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
About the authors
AKM Ahsan Ullah is Associate Professor of population studies/migration and demographics at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Dr Ullah has extensively contributed to national and international refereed journals. He contributed chapters to a number of books and published a number of books on migration, refugee and development studies. He taught and researched in Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East and North America.
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque is Chair and Professor in the Department of Political Science at Mcmaster University, Canada. Professor Huque's research interests are in public administration and management, public policy, development and governance in developing countries. He has published twelve books and numerous research articles in leading international journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Asian Immigrants in North America with HIV/AIDS
Book Subtitle: Stigma, Vulnerabilities and Human Rights
Authors: AKM Ahsan Ullah, Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-119-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-287-118-3Published: 15 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1374-4Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-119-0Published: 31 August 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 198
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Health, Human Rights, International Relations, Public Administration