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12 cze 2018 · However, this introductory article argues that the conceptual understanding of stigma inherited from Goffman, along with the use of micro-sociological and/or psychological research methods in stigma research, often side-lines questions about where stigma is produced, by whom and for what purposes.
Stigma is an attribute that conveys devalued stereotypes, and it operates at the micro- and macro-levels of social life. This paper reviews the psychological and sociological research on stigma, its types, causes, consequences, and responses.
22 paź 2018 · Psychologists have explored the evolutionary causes of stigma, with some suggesting that stigma serves sociobiological functions by categorizing and excluding individuals who may threaten a community through the spread of disease or perceived social disorder.
1 lip 2018 · This collection has been specifically motivated by: (1) how reconceptualising stigma might assist in developing better understandings of pressing contemporary problems of social decomposition,...
14 maj 2024 · These findings provide novel historical evidence of mechanisms upholding stigmatization in society and raise new questions regarding the possibility of future stigma change.
24 gru 2021 · Stigma is used by people to interpret specific traits of others as “unworthy” and thus “discreditable”; and this results in the stigmatized person becoming “tainted” or “discounted.”. Individually, the effects of stigma and social exclusion can be profound and destructive.
