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Stigma

Stigma

by Erving Goffman

1998Identity (Psychology)PrejudicesSocial adjustmentStigma (Social psychology)Handicapped
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The Greeks, who were apparently strong on visual aids, originated the term stigma to refer to bodily signs designed to expose something unusual and bad about the moral status of the signifier.

The Greeks, who were apparently strong on visual aids, originated the term stigma to refer to bodily signs designed to expose something unusual and bad about the moral status of the signifier.

The Greeks, who were apparently strong on visual aids, originated the term stigma to refer to bodily signs designed to expose something unusual and bad about the moral status of the signifier.

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Identity (Psychology)PrejudicesSocial adjustmentStigma (Social psychology)HandicappedPsychology
First published 1998

About the author

Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman

1922 – 1982

Author

Erving Goffman

First published

1998

Pages

174

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

27

Languages

English, German, Polish

Publisher

Prentice-Hall

ISBN

9788389574749

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