Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Shands, Nancy
URN	etd-07242012-040106
Title	The lonely voyage :support or isolation for gay men with AIDS?
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Family and Child Development
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Little, Linda F. Committee Chair Scheirer, C. James Committee Member Stith, Sandra M. Committee Member
Keywords	AIDS (Disease)
Date of Defense	1987-10-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract Twenty—five gay men, 20 with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and 5 with either AIDS Related Complex (ARC) or who tested positive for the AIDS virus, were asked in semi—structured interviews whether they felt supported or isolated. Areas covered included society in general, employment, housing, health care, insurance, religion, families of origin, ex-wives, children, friends and lovers. Subjects indicated that fear of AIDS, homophobia, and death anxiety were all present in certain circumstances, but there was no attempt to differentiate between these three possible causes of social isolation in this exploratory study.
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