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People Living with HIV in the USA and Germany

A Comparative Study of Biographical Experiences of Chronic Illness
By:Lauren Kaplan
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9783658052669
eText ISBN:9783658052676
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Page Fidelity

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Lauren Kaplan illuminates the problematic issues in the life experiences of people living with HIV. She focuses on the challenges embedded in social policy such as access, cost, and availability of quality medical care as well as immigration policies, which can restrict the freedom of people to travel, work, and live in different nations and regions. Another focus are stigma, discrimination as well as existential struggles of identity, meaning, and reality. By engaging in a transnational comparison, the author identifies areas of strength and weakness in domestic U.S. policy as compared to social policies in Germany.