list some possible social implications of stds.?

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i am doing a project worth 20 marks

Answer 1

I would say that stigma is a big implication of STDs. Shame and stigma. If you read around this board, you can see how a lot of people react to STDs -- it ain't pretty. Shaming people for having STDs is often counterproductive because it discourages people from getting tested and treated. It also discourages people from being honest with their partners.

Then there's an economic burden. Did you know that STDs can affect society through business? People sometimes have to take time off work to get treated. It costs money to treat STDs. The Kaiser Family Foundation did a GREAT study on how much STDs cost the American people per year. You can read it here: http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/1447-std_rep3.cfm Then consider the African countries where AIDS is claiming millions of lives. AIDS kills people between the ages of 20 and 40 in that part of the world. These are the people who make up the countries' workforces and militaries. Because the workers are DYING en masse, Africa's economy (which was suffering to begin with) is going to collapse entirely.

Yes, STDs (including HIV) have profound effects on society.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

im too tired for things i dont understand fractal ;-D so im gonna pick it apart and wee bit and just give what i can right now ok ;-) i agree they are fractured, very fractured and yes technology is advanced and its possible to create a 'superhuman intelligence' but the consequences of that i think will be much worse than we'd like social implications, well, depending on what this intelligence is used for and by who, society would change maybe it would be unrecognisable, i mean look at us now with just the net as for the technology, well, if its got the 'super human intelligence' then as most things are already hooked into being electronically controlled i dont see it having a positive end , for us additional "the very thing which we don't see how to replicate in machines which tend to lead us into trouble (emotions bypassing computational processes, for instance), all those cognitive biases..." i agree with you there that emotions are a huge part of it, tho id say they have their positives and they actually stop us making bad decisions as well as making them but i think whether we give them emotions or not (and i fully believe they will develop it naturally) they will do what 'they see as best' they think logically logic can bypass emotions a LOT and in most of us i think it happens at some point we have to decide not to let our emotions dictate something and make a 'logical' decision so if we can bypass our emotions then sure as hell a super human intelligent computer system will be able to do that the problem with knowledge fractal is that it IS power :-)

Answer 4

Social implications? How about death for starters? The first person to die in my care was in the tertiary stage of syphilis. I prepped him up with respect and the funeral home people took him. Then I had three AIDS patients about the same time. The first was a woman that got it from her IV drug using husband. The two others were gay guys. They all knew I cared for and respected them. Social implications: I am more aware that life on earth is fleeting. It has not turned me to or from sex, but I look for a relationship rather than a quickie. Sadly, I'm not actively seeking.

Answer 5

-Stigma
-Rejection
-Discrimination
-People look down at you like you're worthless
-People think and/or make you feel that you're guilty of being sick