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41	Deconstructing the myth of HIV/AIDS : one man's story Robbertse, Ilse 11 1900 (has links) HIV/Aids is a worldwide pandemic and as South Africans we are at the epicentre of this global health crisis. The harrowing statistics are useful as a means to quantify a horrific situation; however, what these facts do not do is provide connection amidst the uncertainty surrounding the disease. This research aims to bridge the disconnection and break the silence that weaves a net around the illness and those infected by it. This is done by deconstructing one man’s story of his journey with HIV; by looking at his personal epistemology; and by contextualising his story within his family and within the society in which he lives, South Africa. Finally, it is my reflections and interpretations that form the bridge between a construct of HIV/Aids and a life lived with the disease. / Psychology / M. A. (Clinical Psychology) HIV/AIDS Postmodernism Narrative theory South African discourse Stigmatisation Discrimination Disclosure 362.196979200968 AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa Discrimination -- South Africa Narrative therapy -- South Africa