SOCIOL 2BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Typification, Content Analysis
10 Dec 2018
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Efforts that individuals engage in to: control information about spoiled identities, minimize the damage that stigma inflicts, discredited vs discreditable, discredited: stigma that is known and visible, discreditable: stigma that is unknown and can be concealed. Stigma management strategies of: homeless children (reading, dumpster divers (reading, childless couples (involuntarily and involuntarily) Those with mental health issues: body builders (male and female, male cheerleaders. Case: handling the stigma of handling the dead - william thompson: methods, qualitative interviews (n=20, content analysis. Findings: passing or concealment, symbolic redefinition, role distance and emotional detachment, humour, countering the stereotype, stress on service, prioritizing income over occupational prestige. Case: murderers" relatives: managing stigma, negotiating identity - hazel may: why stigmatizing, assumption that familial toxicity or failed families, typification of murderers as "evil," "dangerous predators, methods, accessing a "hidden population, 15 interviews. Experiences of stigma: felt responsible, felt criminal themselves.
