South Africa has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world. In terms of numbers, South Africa has the most HIV-positive people living inside its borders[1]. For South African HIV-positive women, “their sickness is a result of structural violence: neither culture nor pure individual will is at fault; rather, historically [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lauren Page Black’
Structural Violence & HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Lauren Page Black, South Africa on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Socially irresponsible development does not lead to freedom.
Posted in economics and globalization, tagged economics and globalization, Lauren Page Black on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I believe Amarta Sen’s theory – I believe that development is intimately tied to freedoms and human rights. I believe that “freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also its principal means” (Sen, 10). I believe this so much that I carried Amarta Sen’s books with me in my [...]
