Stigma Allure and White Antiracist Identity Management
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8084553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew W Hughey (Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 219-241 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychology Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-2725 • E-ISSN: 1939-8999 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0190272512446756 |
| OpenAlex | W2148937808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 58 |
This article examines how “white antiracists” manage a perceived, and sometimes self-imposed, stigma. Given that whiteness and antiracism are often framed as antonyms, white engagement with matters commonly deemed “nonwhite issues” often involves a presentation of self that unsettles established habit and expected modes of interaction. Adding to the research on race and stigma, I demonstrate how privileged actors repeatedly construct a broken and stigmatized white and antiracist identity in which management of one recreates the stigmatization of the other. They not only accept a “spoiled” identity (whiteness-as-racist and antiracism-as-too-radical), but embrace stigma as markings of moral commitment and political authenticity. This dynamic—what I call stigma allure —illuminates how stigma, rather than a status to be shunned or entirely overcome, can become a desired component of identity formation that drives and orders human behavior toward utilitarian, symbolic, and self-creative goals
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |