STIGMA NOTES ON MANAGEMENT NOTES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF A SPOILED IDENTITY
Author(s): GOFFMAN ERVING
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.
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- : TOUCHSTONE
- : TOUCHSTONE
- : 0.158757
- : 15 June 1986
- : .6 Inches X 5.5 Inches X 8 Inches
- : books
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- : GOFFMAN ERVING
- : Paperback
- : 86
- : English
- : 155.2
- : 168