Stigmata

Results for "stigma surrounds disease"

Leprosy in China But in some places such as China, stigma still surrounds the disease and victims do not seek treatment until it is too late.

jPod This is perceivably an attempt by Coupland to reduce some of the stigma surrounding the disease.

World AIDS Day But the themes drew attention to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, helped alleviate some of the stigma surrounding the disease, and helped boost recognition of the problem as a family disease.

Results for "stigma surrounds screwworm"

Cochliomyia However, given the medical stigma surrounding the screwworm fly, and given the slight potential for even macellaria to secondarily infest tissue beyond the desired extent of medical use, it has currently fallen out of favor with the medical community, which prefers the predictable Lucilia sericata.

Results for "stigma surrounds illness"

MDF The BiPolar Organisation There is enormous stigma surrounding bipolar disorder and mental illness in general, which contributes to the considerable burden with which people with bipolar live.

Results for "stigma surrounds disorder"

MDF The BiPolar Organisation There is enormous stigma surrounding bipolar disorder and mental illness in general, which contributes to the considerable burden with which people with bipolar live.

Results for "stigma surrounds acts"

Bahamas Crisis Centre Due to the stigma and shame surrounding these acts of violence in the Bahamas, it was necessary to provide a safe environment for these victims that offered professional help to assist them both mentally and socially.

Results for "stigma surrounds athletes"

Colin Jackson In March 2008, an interview with The Voice newspaper, Jackson denied claims that he is gay, adding that he believed the stigma surrounding gay athletes to be a thing of the past.

Results for "stigma surrounds health"

Mike Finn In September 2006 Mike traveled to Donegal where he worked with students from the Rosses Community School and clients for Worklink North West on wrighting a play about the stigma surrounding mental health.

Results for "stigma surrounds Fraternities"

Omega Delta Phi At the time not everyone was on board with starting a Fraternal organization because of the negative stigma that surrounded Fraternities.

Results for "stigma surrounds HIV"

Stanford Dance Marathon This collaborative, year-long campaign will incorporate student groups, community members, and local businesses to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, which is often surrounded by stigma and misconception.

Results for "stigma surrounds Shinsekai"

Shinsekai Whether the stigma surrounding Shinsekai is deserved is open to debate.

Results for "stigma surrounds homelessness"

Homelessness in the United States Many advocates for the homeless contend that a key difficulty is the social stigma surrounding homelessness.

Results for "stigma attach to homosexuality"

Toonen v. Australia Given the stigma attached to homosexuality in Australian society (and especially in Tasmania), the violation of the right to privacy may lead to unlawful attacks on the honour and the reputation of the individuals concerned.

1970s in LGBT rights Considering the profound stigma still attached to homosexuality at the dawn of the 1970s, the movement, although still nascent, saw tremendous gains over the course of the decade.

Results for "stigma attach to pregnancy"

Forced marriage In some societies the stigma attached to pregnancy out of wedlock can be enormous, and coercive means (in spite of the legal defense of undue influence) for gaining recourse are often seen as the prospective father-in-law's "right", and an important, albeit unconventional, coming of age event for the young father-to-be.

Shotgun wedding In some societies the stigma attached to pregnancy out of wedlock can be enormous, and coercive means (in spite of the legal defense of undue influence) for gaining recourse are often seen as the prospective father-in-law's "right", and an important, albeit unconventional, coming of age event for the young father-to-be.

Results for "stigma attach to illegitimacy"

Legitimacy (law) History, indeed, shows striking examples of prominent persons of "illegitimate" birth who have been driven to excel in their fields of endeavor in part by a desire to overcome the social stigma and disadvantage that, in their time, attached to illegitimacy.

Results for "stigma attach to person"

Strict liability (criminal) It is used either in regulatory offences enforcing social behaviour where minimal stigma attaches to a person upon conviction, or where society is concerned with the prevention of harm, and wishes to maximise the deterrent value of the offence.

Results for "stigma attach to crime"

Scott v. Illinois Brennan viewed authorized imprisonment as a more accurate standard because criminal statutes were written with this standard in mind and the social stigma attached to a crime took it into account.

Results for "stigma attach to hessian"

George Armstrong Custer Faust also states that he changed his name to Custer because it was easier for his English neighbors to pronounce and perhaps also to remove the stigma attaching to a Hessian, so offensive then to American sensibilities.