AIDS and the question of culture: focus on social cognitive theory.
Each of us has a variety of personal theories we use to explain physical, biological, and interpersonal phenomena. Also, our personal theories are our guides as we move toward greater meaning and belief in our lives. This writing shows the reason to utilize the new/recent theory approach in social work practice concerning the issue of AIDS in a cultural-based study on a micro level, though it may compete with macro-level values equally. The social work practice setting needs to open up for engaging dialogue with individuals and large groups within a safe environment and a positive attitude. Not only does this gate allow us to understand clients' and social workers' ways of doing, being, and saying but also ways in which our audience/player (client/we) can perform their/our power of talking about AIDS without fear, guilt, shame, and feelings of despair.
Kim
Suk-hee
SH
The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, The Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA. shkim@nsu.edu
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003071:Cognition; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005239:Fear; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012947:Social Work