Sentences with phrase «cultural stigmas against»

For centuries Eve has been blamed as the one almost solely responsible for what happens in the Eden story, and that has resulted in all kinds of oppressive policies in religious traditions and cultural stigmas against women.

Cultural stigma against diseases that some falsely believe to be weaknesses of character prevent people from coming forward for trials — a problem when there are no good animal models for diseases like depression and schizophrenia.

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One reason seems to be the strong stigma in the South attached to HIV infection and AIDS, an attitude that is reinforced by many cultural and religious attitudes against homosexuality.

Your friend or bala is part of a minority within a disadvantaged minority, and may come up against racism, homophobia, stigma, and a lack of support and opportunities based on his cultural and sexuality identities.