Stigma Revisited
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Stigma Revisited

  1. 214 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Stigma Revisited

About this book

Stigma Revisited: Implications of the Mark is a collection of qualitative, empirical studies of populations who experience stigma. Discrimination, marginality and social injustice are recognized as indelibly tied to the phenomena of stigma. This volume builds on the work of Erving Goffman and integrates a larger, structural understanding of stigma based in Michel Foucault's governmentality writings. Contemporary notions of risk, riskiness and danger are linked to the labelling of "deviant" populations in the name of social control and risk management; these labels result in the institutional and systemic perpetuation of stereotypes and stigmatic attitudes. The research presented in this book addresses the individual experience of symbolic stigma as well as the collective impact of structural stigma. With unique, personal vignettes that position each of the academic contributors in relation to their subjects, this collection of essays challenges social science researchers to understand their own role in reproducing and contesting hegemonic discourses that stigmatize and marginalize.

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Yes, you can access Stigma Revisited by Stacey Hannem, Chris Bruckert in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Criminology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 - Speaking Out | Down, Out, Crazy!
  8. 2 - Theorizing Stigma and the Politics of Resistance | Symbolic and Structural Stigma in Everyday Life
  9. 3 - The Mark of Racialization | Afghan-Canadian Men Negotiate Stigma Post-9/11
  10. 4 - The Mark of “Disreputable” Labour | Workin’ It: Sex Workers Negotiate Stigma
  11. 5 - The Mark of Sexual Deviance | What Keeps Men Who Have Sex with Men Up at Night?
  12. 6 - The Mark of Association | Transferred Stigma and the Families of Male Prisoners
  13. 7 - The Stigma of Mental Illness | “Slashing” and Managing the Stigma of a Scarred Body
  14. 8 - Speaking Out | On Being a Nigger
  15. 9 - The Mark of Criminality | Rejections and Reversals, Disclosure and Distance: Stigma and the Ex-Prisoner
  16. 10 - Speaking Out | A Poem and a Conversation
  17. 11 - Concluding Thoughts | Academic Activism: A Call to Action
  18. References
  19. Contributors
  20. Index