| 'Do you feel sorry for him?': gift relations in an HIV/AIDS on-line support forum. | |
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PMID: 20164163 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Sociologists have debated whether meaningful emotional relationships can be formed on-line. Drawing on Mauss' concept of the gift, I explore how caregivers who participate in Hope, an on-line support forum dedicated to HIV/AIDS, incorporate moral percepts and understandings about ethics into their caregiving experiences. Their intense discussions on the essence of familial loyalties give rise to emotionally vibrant, empathic communities in which a socio-emotional economy is formulated. Can the Internet act as a moral space? How are concepts such as reciprocity, obligation, and commitment talked about and practiced in an on-line forum that exists in the ever present? |
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Authors:
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Shirly Bar-Lev |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Health (London, England : 1997) Volume: 14 ISSN: 1461-7196 ISO Abbreviation: Health (London) Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
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Created Date: 2010-02-18 Completed Date: 2010-06-10 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9800465 Medline TA: Health (London) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 147-61 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Engineering, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel. barlevsh@ruppin.ac.il |
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Attitude to Health Caregivers / ethics, psychology* Empathy Family Relations* HIV Infections / psychology* Humans Internet* Moral Obligations Prejudice Self-Help Groups |
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