But Nice Girls Don't Get It
Women, Symbolic Capital, and the Social Construction of Aids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2366465 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen A Grove (corresponding author), Donald P Kelly (0000-0001-5417-7379), Judith Liu (0000-0003-1279-9369) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 317-337 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-2416 • E-ISSN: 1552-5414 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/089124197026003003 |
| OpenAlex | W2161069275 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 11 |
This ethnographic study analyzes the experiences of a group of women who are HIV-seropositive and possess one or more signs of socially respected symbolic capital: they are White, heterosexual, married, and/or middle class. Symbolic capital translates into social power and allows these women to control disclosure of their HIV status. Even when they reveal their HIV status, symbolic capital allows them to remain "nice girls" in the eyes of others. Ironically, attempts to protect their moral status help to reproduce dominant social and cultural constructions that continue to link AIDS with risk groups. The data suggest that the protective status afforded by their symbolic capital is a double-edged sword protecting them from stigma but also potentially delaying their HIV diagnosis and treatment
Ethnography · Nice · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Social capital · Social science · Social status · Sociology · Stigma (botany · SWORD · Symbolic capital · Symbolic power · The Symbolic · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Anthropology · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2019 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |