num_pages: 176
description: The dwarf, the disfigured, the blind man, the homosexual, the ex-mental patient and the member of a racial or religious minority all share one characteristic: they are all socially "abnormal", and therefore in danger of being considered less then human. Whether ordinary people react by rejection, by over-hearty acceptance or by plain embarressment, their main concern is with such an individual's deviance, not with the whole of his personality. "Stigma" is a study of situations where normal and abnormal meet, and of the ways in which a stigmatized person can develop a more positive social and personal identity.
language: English
title: Stigma : Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity
titlecomplete: Stigma : Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity
genres: Academic, Philosophy, Disability Studies, Psychology, Social Science, Theory, Nonfiction, Sociology, Mental Health, Anthropology
ratings_count: 2748
publisher: Penguin Books