| Description |
376 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Social Psychology in Everyday Life. 1. The Production of Stigma -- Pt. 2. Existential Stigma. 2. Mental Illness: The Ultimate Stigma. 3. Sexual Identity as Stigma: Homosexuals as "Deviants" 4. Obesity: Appearance as Stigma in a Rich Society. 5. The Mentally Retarded or Developmentally Handicapped: Living with Stigma. 6. Punishment without Crime: The Stigma of Being Old. 7. Ex Malis Eligere Minima: Choosing the Single Life. 8. The Stigma of Race: Native Americans - Strangers in Their Own Land -- Pt. 3. Achieved Stigma. 9. Resentment Against Achievement: Stigmatizing Competence. 10. The Alien Among Us: The Stigma of Immigration. 11. "On the Streets": The Stigma of Homelessness. 12. Prostitutes: Stigma, Exploitation, and Contempt. 13. Alcoholics and Other Addicts: The Drug Culture Rejects Its Own. 14. The Mark of Cain: Criminals, Convicts, and Offenders. 15. "Logos," The Meaning of Stigma and Stigmatization |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-361) and index |
| Subject |
Stigma (Social psychology)
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Marginality, Social.
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| LC no. |
2001019035 |
| ISBN |
1573928801 alkaline paper |
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