Stigma (sociological theory) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In sociological theory, a stigma is an attribute, behavior, or reputation which is socially discrediting in a particular way: it causes an individual to be mentally classified by others in an undesi...
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Social stigma is severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are perceived to be against cultural norms. Stigma is often based on ignorance, irrational or unfounded fears, m...
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In his landmark book Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity (1963), Goffman described stigma as “an attribute that is deeply discrediting within a particular social interaction” (p. 3). His explanation of stigma focuses on the public’s attitude toward a person who possesses an attribute that that...
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In Stigma Goffman examines the social interatcions between “stigmatized” and “normal” persons in society. His analysis begins by defining the term “stigma” as a physical, characterological, or social attribute that is deeply discrediting.
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S TIGMA Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity ERVING GOFFMAN ... 1 Stigma and Social Identity Preliminary Conceptions, rr; The Own and the Wise, 31; Moral Career, 45 2 Information Control and Personal Identity 57 The Discredited and the Discreditable, 57; Social Information, 58;
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Erving Goffman’s theory of stigma provides a framework for better understanding the social dimension of the lives of disabled children and their families. First, the principal tenets of this theory are reviewed.
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On Stigma and its Public Health Implications ... Since Goffman, alternative or elaborated definitions have varied considerably.  For example, Stafford and Scott (Stafford and Scott 1986, p. 80) propose that stigma “is a characteristic of persons that is contrary to a norm of a social unit” where a “norm” is defined...
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