'Do you feel sorry for him?': Gift relations in an HIV/AIDS on-line support forum

Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-161

  Bar Lev, Shirly ^a  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Care ethic; Gift; HIV AIDS; On line support group; Socio emotional economy; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; EMPATHY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PREJUDICE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 77649246158     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459309353296     Document Type: Article

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