| Description |
xvi, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- pt. 1. Theoretical underpinnings -- 2. Historical developments -- 3. The changing dynamic of stigma -- 4. Relationship to practice -- pt. 2. Applications to practice -- 5. The stigma of congenital abnormalities -- 6. Aspects of stigma associated with genetic conditions -- 7. Hearing loss: scope for concealment -- 8. Marked on sight -- 9. Communication impairment and stigma -- 10. The stigma of 'sexuality': concealability and course -- 11. HIV and AIDS -- 12. The stigma of epilepsy: implications for clinical management -- 13. Burns and social stigma -- 14. Exclusive language? -- 15. Race, stigma and stereotyping: the construction of difference in forensic care -- 16. The mentally disoreded offender: looking-glass monsters - reflections of the paedophile in popular culture -- 17. Not in my back yard: stigma from a personal perspective -- 18. Smackheads, crackheads and other junkies: dimensions of the stigma of drug use -- 19. Rosa's story: the burden of ill health when homeless -- 20. Involuntary childlessness and stigma -- 21. Teenage pregnancy, stigma and differential provision of health care -- 22. The stigmatisation of breastfeeding -- 23. The stigma of terminal cancer -- 24. Stroke sufferer -- 25. The older person -- 26. From stigma to the social exclusion of disables people -- pt. 3. Where do we go from here? -- 27. Manifesto for change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical care -- Great Britain.
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Social medicine -- Great Britain.
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Health services accessibility -- Great Britain.
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Social isolation -- Health aspects -- Great Britain.
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Stigma (Social psychology) -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Mason, Tom, 1950-2011, editor
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| LC no. |
2001019139 |
| ISBN |
0415221994 (hb) |
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0415222001 (paperback) |
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