Stigma, originally referring to the visible marking of people considered inferior, has evolved in modern society into a social concept that applies to...

Social stigma of obesity is bias or discriminatory behaviors targeted at overweight and obese individuals because of their weight and high body fat percentage...

Look up stigma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stigma or (pl.: stigmata or stigmas) may refer to: Social stigma, the disapproval of a person based...

developmental period. Stigma and discrimination can add to the suffering and disability associated with mental disorders, leading to various social movements attempting...

147 pp. Cloth, $4.50; paper, $1.95". Social Forces. 43 (1): 127–128. doi:10.1093/sf/43.1.127. ISSN 0037-7732. "Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled...

Stigma management is the process of concealing or disclosing aspects of one's identity to minimize social stigma. When a person receives unfair treatment...

family, friends, and communities, may be subjected to social stigma. Due to the social stigma, individuals and groups have been subjected to racism,...

Leprosy stigma is a type of social stigma, a strong negative feeling towards a person with leprosy relating to their moral status in society. It is also...

investigated whether the correlation between music and the brain can impair "social bonding". They could link similar images of the brain of an autistic person...

Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Leprosy has historically been associated with social stigma, which continues to be a barrier to self-reporting and early treatment...

Menstrual stigma refers to the negative social and cultural perceptions, beliefs, taboos, and practices surrounding menstruation. It encompasses the perception...

others perceive them, with multiple labels associated with stigma combining to worsen the social consequences of being labelled. As a result of conquest...

sons to a bacha baz or have him "adopted" for food and money. Facing social stigma and sexual abuse, the young boys struggle with psychological effects...

to the Red Scare, and any ideology associated with socialism brings social stigma due to its association with authoritarian socialist states. Socialism...

Uyghurs. Rape in China is not widely discussed in the media. Luo Tsun-yin, a social psychologist at Shih Hsin University in Taiwan, asserts that fewer than...

adult men of comparable social status were considered highly problematic, and usually associated with social stigma. This stigma, however, was reserved...

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the deceased Smear campaign – Effort to damage someone's reputation Social stigma – Type of discrimination or disapproval Stereotype – Generalized but...

sexual behavior Social norms – Informal understanding of acceptable conductPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Social stigma – Type of discrimination...

retiring from pornography, she has been critical of the discrimination and social stigma directed at adult film performers. Olson was born in Houston, Texas...

Untouchability is a form of social institution that legitimises and enforces practices that are discriminatory, humiliating, exclusionary and exploitative...

became interested in a variety of social problems, including issues of gender and racial prejudice. Social stigma, which refers to the disapproval or...

empowerment, fat liberation, and fat activism) is a social movement which seeks to eliminate the social stigma of obesity. Areas of contention include the aesthetic...

differently in various areas of the world and experience varying degrees of social stigma due to the alarming nature of their symptoms. The underlying mechanism...

tree, Yggdrasil. In historical Viking society, níð was a term for a social stigma, implying the loss of honor and the status of a villain. Thus, its name...

to leave their husbands without stigma. This often leads to better husbandry as his actions are not protected by social expectations. Chiefly among the...

men in Japan identify as herbivore men, particularly considering the social stigma associated with the term. A similar term is carnivorous women (肉食系の女性...

Fee, Holly R.; Nusbaumer, Michael R. (2012). "Social Distance and the Formerly Obese: Does the Stigma of Obesity Linger?*". Sociological Inquiry. 82...

have their social engagement style compared to neurotypical individuals, which can affect their ability to obtain a job position. Stigmas against neurodivergence...

associated with social stigma, making their treatment more complex. Public health research has only recently begun to focus on stigma as a component of...