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Kroeker, Lena:
In between Life and Death : Decision-making of HIV+ mothers in Lesotho.
Münster
:
LIT
,
2015
. - 329 p.
- (Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung
; 61
)
ISBN 978-3-643-90640-3
(
Doctoral thesis,
2013
, Universität Bayreuth, Kulturwissenschaftliche Fakultät)
| Review: |
Project information
| Project financing: |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
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Abstract in another language
This book recounts the stories of 30 expectant mothers living with HIV in Lesotho, and how they made decisions during an uncertain time. Social concerns - such as poverty, familial disruption, limited opportunities, and early infant care - are present during a time "in between life and death." Medical and non-medical solutions are found to make this life-changing event a success. Familial care, medical counseling, and ritual practices were combined, yet there were often conflicting demands. In between Life and Death is about the navigation of such conflicts.
Further data
| Item Type: | Doctoral thesis |
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| Keywords: | Lesotho; HIV/AIDS; Schwangerschaft; Medizin; Krankenhaus; Generationen; Konflikte; Meidung; Uncertainty |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Social Anthropology > Chair Social Anthropology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erdmute Alber Graduate Schools > BIGSAS Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Social Anthropology Graduate Schools |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology 300 Social sciences > 360 Social problems, social services 300 Social sciences > 370 Education 300 Social sciences > 390 Customs, etiquette, folklore 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 610 Medicine and health 900 History and geography |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2018 06:44 |
| Last Modified: | 21 May 2025 07:54 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/46483 |