Stigma - Erving Goffman Flashcards
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What is Stigma?
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- Severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against cultural norms
- “Process by which reaction of others spoils normal identity”
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Stigma is associated with the works of who?
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Erving Goffman
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What is Discreditable Stigma?
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- Condition is hidden and not known to the public at large (eg. scar on leg)
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What is Discrediting Stigma?
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- Condition cant be hidden and is very obvious (eg. wheelchair)
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What is Enacted Stigma?
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Real experience of prejudice, discrimination and disadvantage as the consequence of a particular condition
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What is Felt Stigma?
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Fear that discrimination will occur which can be worrying
Scambler and Hopkins research has shown that in the case of epilepsy, actual stigma is rare
