Despite shifts toward greater acceptance in US public opinion and policy, lesbian, gay, and
bisexual people remain widely stigmatized. This article reviews empirical research on …

Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological disorder worldwide, affecting about 50
million people. 1 In most people with epilepsy, the disorder is clinically benign. However …

It has been 50 years since the publication of Goffman's influential work Stigma: Notes on the
Management of Spoiled Identity. This special issue celebrates Goffman's contribution with …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

Drawing on evolutionary psychological logic, we describe a model that links evolved
mechanisms of disease-avoidance to contemporary prejudices against individuals with …

This article briefly reviews current knowledge about AIDS-related stigma, defined as
prejudice, discounting, discrediting, and discrimination directed at people perceived to have …

Stigma by association represents the process through which the companions of stigmatized
persons are discredited. Conduits for stigma by association range from the strong and …

This article presents national survey data to assess the extent to which AIDS-related stigma
remains linked to public attitudes toward homosexuality in the United States. Most …

For the past several years, diverse and often confused concepts of stigma have been
invoked in discussions on AIDS. Many have argued compellingly that AIDS-related stigma …

As Jonathan Mann observed, the problem of AIDS-related stigma is inextricably bound to
issues of health, human rights, and the law. Such stigma translates into feelings of fear and …