A resurgence of research and policy efforts on stigma both facilitates and forces a
reconsideration of the levels and types of factors that shape reactions to persons with …

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, research on stigma has continued. Building
on conceptual and empirical work, the recent period clarifies new types of stigmas …

Definitions and theoretical models of the stigma construct have gradually progressed from
an individualistic focus towards an emphasis on stigma's social aspects. Building on other …

Much of the sociological and psychological literature on stigma focuses on the individual as
the central unit of analysis, with little if any discussion devoted to the sociohistorical context …

Stimulated by the pioneering work of Goffman (1963), research into the causes and
consequences of stigma has proliferated over the past five decades. Progress has been …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

Stigma is an attribute that conveys devalued stereotypes. Psychologists have explored the
evolutionary causes of stigma, with some suggesting that stigma serves sociobiological …

By the 1990s, sociology faced a frustrating paradox. Classic work on mental illness stigma
and labeling theory reinforced that the “mark” of mental illness created prejudice and …

Social science research on stigma has grown dramatically over the past two decades,
particularly in social psychology, where researchers have elucidated the ways in which …

This special edition on 'Understanding and Challenging Stigma'seeks to further our
understandings of the types of representations and practices through which stigma is …