Stigma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdi M Kusow (0000-0002-9160-1228, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss264 |
| OpenAlex | W4252150595 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The term stigma refers to a social or individual attribute that is devalued and discredited in a particular social context. As Goffman (1963) noted, however, this definition requires an important qualification, one that defines stigma in terms of “a language of relationship” that can link attributes to particular stereotypes, rather than a priori objectified attributes. The language of relationship between attributes and stereotypes is extremely important because an attribute, in and of itself, does not carry an inherent quality that makes it credible or discredible outside the nature of the stereotype that corresponds to it
Epistemology · Quality (philosophy · Stereotype (UML · Stigma (botany · Cultural Differences and Values · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Philosophy · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |