Bibliograph

Stigma, how we treat outsiders, Gerhard Falk

Type

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Stigma, how we treat outsiders, Gerhard Falk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-361) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stigma

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

45958020

Responsibility statement

Gerhard Falk

Sub title

how we treat outsiders

Table Of Contents

The production of stigma -- Mental illness: the ultimate stigma -- Sexual identity as stigma: homosexuals as "deviants" -- Obesity: appearance as stigma in a rich society -- The mentally retarded or developmentally handicapped: living with stigma -- Punishment without crime: the stigma of being old -- Ex malis eligere minima: choosing the single life -- The stigma of race: Native Americans, strangers in their own land -- Resentment against achievement: stigmatizing competence -- The alien among us: the stigma of immigration -- "On the streets": the stigma of homelessness -- Prostitutes: stigma, exploitation, and contempt -- Alcoholics and other addicts: the drug culture rejects its own -- The mark of Cain: criminals, convicts, and offenders -- "Logos, " the meaning of stigma and stigmatization

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