“I think I should be feeling bad about it” HIV/AIDS, narrative, and the institutional voices of medicine – towards a conceptualization of medical consciousness

For those living in resource rich countries such as Canada a positive HIV diagnosis no longer means an imminent death. In response to this change, numerous treatment and therapeutic institutions have arisen to assist individuals with managing their illness. Illness narratives then, the stories peo...

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Main Author: Hancock, Sara Catherine
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2361