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.
| ISBN: | 9780140124750 |
| Publication date: | 14th May 1990 |
| Author: | Erving Goffman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 173 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Psychology |
| Genres: |
Sociology Social discrimination and social justice Disability: social aspects |
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 features in the following genres: Sociology, Social discrimination and social justice, Disability: social aspects
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Stigma was written by Erving Goffman and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Stigma has 173 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Psychology series