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Product Summary
Stigma: How We Treat Outsiders
Stigma: How We Treat Outsiders
Social Stigma
Guide Rating -  
Pros  •  Exploration of how stigmas are used to define social boundaries
•  Wide variety of social stigmas discussed: criminal, sexual, etc.
Cons  •  Uneven, with some missed opportunities and explanations
The Bottom Line - Falk's book can be uneven, but if you have a particular interest in the development of social classifications and the process by which some people are set apart as "outsiders" while others are deemed "insiders," there is quite a lot in Falk's work which you should be able to benefit from.
 
Product Description
•  Discussion of how stigma is used to define a social group
•  Discussion of various stigmas which are used
•  Discussion of how and why stigmas work
 
 
Guide Review

Society & Stigmatization
We are all familiar with the stigmatization of people in society. Wherever we look, there are those who are defined as existing outside society's mainstream or moral norms because of some of the things they do, or because of things about them which they cannot change. This labeling can readily have the effect of encouraging prejudice and discrimination and can certainly impact how people are able to view themselves.

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