The Casa de Theresa An Ethnography of an HIV/AIDS Day Shelter in Sarasota, FL

Date of Award

2006

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Vesperi, Maria

Keywords

HIV, AIDS, Ethnography, Sarasota, FL

Area of Concentration

Anthropology

Abstract

This is an ethnographic study of an HIV/AIDS day shelter in Sarasota, Florida. The Casa de Theresa is a faith-based community organization responding to the needs of locals who are infected with or affected by the AIDS epidemic, which is stigmatized due to common modes of transmission. The goal of this project is to give a voice to the clients, volunteers, and employees, to analyze the role of the day shelter in their lives, to examine how the relationships and interactions that exist at the shelter reinforce unequal power relations, and to explore the role of ethnography in understanding and examining the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the community level. This analysis is framed by a consideration of the physical, historical, and social context of Sarasota County and social theory of HIV/AIDS.

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