Spinning the Epidemic: The Making of Mythologies of Orphanhood in the Context of AIDS

Autor/inn/en	Meintjes, Helen; Giese, Sonja
Titel	Spinning the Epidemic: The Making of Mythologies of Orphanhood in the Context of AIDS
Quelle	In: Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 13 (2006) 3, S.407-430 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0907-5682
DOI	10.1177/0907568206066359
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Foreign Policy; Qualitative Research; Definitions; Adolescents; Children; Foster Care; Misconceptions; Global Approach; Childrens Rights; Child Welfare; Research Utilization; Discourse Analysis; Social Context; Family Relationship; Child Advocacy; Research Methodology; At Risk Persons; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Außenpolitik; Qualitative Forschung; Begriffsbestimmung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pflegehilfe; Missverständnis; Globales Denken; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Kindeswohl; Forschungsumsetzung; Diskursanalyse; Kinder- und Jugendanwaltschaft; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Risikogruppe; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This article questions why a somewhat singular focus on orphanhood in the context of AIDS persists despite important shifts to more inclusive terminology of "orphans and vulnerable children." Analysis of data from South Africa raises questions about the "spin" placed on "orphanhood" and its perceived consequences for children. Local notions of vulnerability and of orphanhood are examined, and their mismatch with international policy definitions noted. The article illustrates how the global focus on orphans consolidates stereotypes of children's experiences, and moderates local applications of the term. It concludes by arguing that the global preoccupation with orphans and their rights as children "in need of special protection" is shifting the terrain of orphanhood at a local level in South Africa, and producing new struggles on the ground. The article argues for careful attention to be paid to conceptual and representational issues by those writing about and responding to childhoods in the context of AIDS. (Contains 2 figures and 18 notes.) (Author).
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