This article seeks to explore, through the literature, the notion that a hierarchy of impairment
exists from the perspectives of both disabled and non-disabled people. The literature …

The traditional literature on stigma focuses on identifying factors contributing to the harmful
impact of stigmas on the lives of stigmatized individuals. This focus, however, cannot explain …

Artificial intelligence (AI) empowers traditional firms to transform into Industry 4.0, enabling
them to compete in an era of rapid technological advancements. However, AI adoption …

The concept of internalized stigma or self-stigma is central to the understanding of the
psychological harm caused by stigma. In this study, we aim to demonstrate how the …

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees constitute one of the largest, but least studied,
minority groups in the workforce. This article examines what we know, and what we need to …

There is clear documentation of bias and discrimination aimed at overweight persons, but
less is known about methods individuals use to cope with weight stigma. This paper …

Stigmatization is characterized by chronic social and physical avoidance of a person (s) by
other people. Infectious disease may produce an apparently similar form of isolation …

This chapter focuses on how stereotype threat is produced and sustained through
threatening situational cues in an environment—such as its organization, features, and …

Women's bodies have often been positioned in art and popular culture as monstrous or
defiled and women's bodily products (eg, menstrual fluid, breast milk) as disgusting. This …

Self-stigma refers to the internalized stigma that individuals may have toward themselves as
a result of their minority status. Not only can self-stigma dampen the mental health of …