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"New beginnings": a case study in gay men's changing
perceptions of quality of life during the course of HIV infection.
Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2001;15(1):38-57.
Bloom F.
Abstract
This article reports results of an ethnographic study that sought to understand
how a cohort of gay men living with HIV infection evaluated and worked to
preserve or improve the quality of their lives. Themes of life story narratives
are identified, each with an associated stylistic self-orientation to living
with HIV infection. Changes in thematic content of a selected participant's
life story narratives are discussed, demonstrating how events of his daily
life are integrated into the narratives. Resultant concurrent shifting of
themes and stylistic orientations is linked to his perception of improved
quality of life.