This paper focuses on AIDS patients, making an analysis of the state of social exclusion of AIDS patients in respects of social institution, policy and law, economy, social relations and social culture.

• 摘要通过对湖北部分农村艾滋病患者处境的调查研究，可以分析农村艾滋病患者在制度、法律与政策、经济、社会关系、社会文化等方面遭受社会排斥的状况。