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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity

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The acclaimed sociologist's landmark, compassionate work on how society treats those who are different

'By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human'

In ancient times stigma were physical marks branded on people considered unfit to be in society. Today social stigma shames those seen as 'abnormal' in more insidious ways. Erving Goffman's defining sociological study draws extensively on the lived experiences of those who have found themselves on the edges of society to look at the complex ways in which stigmatized individuals see and project themselves, the strategies they use to deal with rejection, and how stigma can shatter their relationships with others.

'His brilliant book' Guardian

Author: Goffman Erving
Publisher: PENGUIN
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9780241548011
Cover: Paperback
Edition Number: 1
Release Year: 2022

Erving Goffman (11 June 1922 – 19 November 1982) was a Canadian-born sociologistsocial psychologist, and writer, considered by some "the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth century". In 2007 The Times Higher Education Guide listed him as the sixth most-cited author of books in the humanities and social sciences, behind Michel FoucaultPierre Bourdieu, and Anthony Giddens, and ahead of Jürgen Habermas.

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