Stigma in the workplace: Employer attitudes about people with HIV in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Chicago

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1541-1549

  Rao, Deepa ^a   Angell, Beth ^b   Lam, Chow ^c   Corrigan, Patrick ^c  

^a Research and Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Cross cultural; Employment; HIV; Hong Kong; Stigma; USA; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL CONFLICT; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; JOB FINDING; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACISM; STIGMA; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHICAGO; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB APPLICATION; PREJUDICE; WORKPLACE;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHICAGO; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53149116254     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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