The role of structure versus individual agency in churches' responses to HIV/AIDS: a case study of Baltimore City churches.
The role of structure versus individual agency in churches' responses to HIV/AIDS: a case study of Baltimore City churches.
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结构与个人代理在教会对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的反应中的作用：巴尔的摩市教堂的案例研究。
DOI：
10.1007/s10943-009-9281-7
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发表时间：
2011-06
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Ellen JM
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作者：
Cunningham SD;Kerrigan DL;McNeely CA;Ellen JM
本文探讨了在巴尔的摩，马里兰州，教会的活动，关于性的问题，他们是否有可能污名化的人或艾滋病毒/艾滋病的风险，在多大程度上个人机构与机构的力量影响教会在这方面。深入采访了来自16个教会的20位领袖，并使用扎根理论方法进行了分析。虽然许多教会参与了与艾滋病毒/艾滋病有关的活动，但由于组织上的限制，这些活动的内容有时受到限制。然而，教会领导人在多大程度上遵守或抵制这些限制，突出了个别机构影响教会应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的重要性。
This paper examines the activities of churches in Baltimore, Maryland, concerning the issues of sexuality, whether they potentially stigmatize persons with or at risk for HIV/AIDS, and to what extent individual agency versus institutional forces influence churches in this regard. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 leaders from 16 churches and analyzed using a grounded theory methodology. Although many churches were involved in HIV/AIDS-related activities, the content of such initiatives was sometimes limited due to organizational constraints. Church leaders varied, however, in the extent to which they responded in accordance with or resisted these constraints, highlighting the importance of individual agency influencing churches’ responses to HIV/AIDS.