Wednesday, October 9, 2013

In Philadelphia what are some of the social issues that Andrew Beckett have to deal with regarding his sexual orientation "in the community"

Just like
with the social issues that happen at work and with peers, the character of Andrew Beckett has
to endure the following issues regarding his illness:

  • lack of
    education regarding his condition
  • public stigma associated to his
    condition
  • labeling and stereotyping associated to his condition

  • unreasonable or irrational fear from the public toward him as an AIDS
    patient
  • unfounded or unrealistic assumptions made of him due to his
    disease
  • discrimination, prejudice, and illegal action which, in his case,
    resulted in his very unethical firing after being falsely set up to make a major
    mistake.

The script of the movie observes...


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