Social Psychological Perspectives on Stigma

Advances in Theory and Research

John B. Pryor, Arjan E. R. Bos

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9780415719865
• eBook ISBN: 9781134915279
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
• Index: Psychology

The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication Erving Goffman's landmark work, Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. Through this edited volume, we commemorate the continuing contribution of Goffman's work on stigma to social psychology. As Goffman originally used the term, stigma implies some sort of negative deviance, or in his words, 'an undesired differentness from what we had anticipated.' Since Goffman's pioneering treatise, there have been thousands of articles published on different aspects of stigma. The accelerating volume of articles is testimony to the growing importance of stigma research, with almost three out of four of the stigma-related publications in the research literature appearing in the last 10 years. In this volume, a collection of up-and-coming and seasoned stigma researchers provide both theoretical insights and new empirical findings. The volume should be of interest to both established researchers and advanced students seeking to learn more about the depth and breadth of stigma research.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Basic and Applied Social Psychology.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Citation Information
• Introduction – Stigma: Advances in Theory and Research
• 1. A New Stigmatized Identity? Comparisons of a “Food Addict” Label With Other Stigmatized Health Conditions
• 2. Stigmatization, Repair, or Undesirable Side Effect of Tolerance? Being Clear About What We Study and Target for Intervention
• 3. Belittled, Avoided, Ignored, Denied: Assessing Forms and Consequences of Stigma Experiences of People With Mental Illness
• 4. Stigma and Psychological Distress in People With HIV/AIDS
• 5. Turning Our Attention to Stigma: An Objective Self-Awareness Analysis of Stigma and Its Consequences
• 6. Motivation for Education and Work in Young Muslim Women: The Importance of Value for Ingroup Domains
• 7. “Discredited” Versus “Discreditable”: Understanding How Shared and Unique Stigma Mechanisms Affect Psychological and Physical Health Disparities
• 8. When Stigma-by-Association Threatens, Self-Esteem Helps: Self-Esteem Protects Volunteers in Stigmatizing Contexts
• 9. Cultural Differences in Targets of Stigmatization Between Individual- and Group-Oriented Cultures
• 10. The Intimate Partner Violence Stigmatization Model and Barriers to Help Seeking
• 11. “Don’t Stigmatize”: The Ironic Effects of Equal Opportunity Guidelines in Interviews
• 12. Erasing the Stigma: Where Science Meets Advocacy
• 13. A Peek Inside the Targets’ Toolbox: How Stigmatized Targets Deflect Discrimination by Invoking a Common Identity
• Index