Stigma: Notes On The Management Of Spoiled Identity
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What does it mean to be marked as different — and what happens to a person when society refuses to let them forget it? In Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity, the renowned sociologist Erving Goffman presents a groundbreaking examination of social identity, dissecting the mechanisms by which individuals deemed abnormal by society are systematically discredited, marginalized, and forced to navigate a world that treats their difference as a deficit. Drawing on a rich array of case studies, personal testimonies, and sociological analysis, Goffman argues that stigma is not an inherent property of a person, but a relationship — a powerful and often devastating social process that shapes both the stigmatized and those who do the stigmatizing. Published in 1963, this work stands as one of the most influential texts in 20th-century sociology and social psychology, and its insights remain urgently relevant today. Goffman's writing is precise yet deeply humanistic, illuminating the everyday performances and coping strategies that stigmatized individuals employ to manage their spoiled identities — from passing and covering to disclosure and confrontation. His framework has become indispensable to scholars across disciplines, from disability studies and gender theory to race relations and mental health advocacy. For anyone seeking to understand the invisible architecture of social exclusion, Stigma is an essential and profoundly unsettling read.
Author: Erving Goffman
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it mean to be marked as different — and what happens to a person when society refuses to let them forget it? In Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity, the renowned sociologist Erving Goffman presents a groundbreaking examination of social identity, dissecting the mechanisms by which individuals deemed abnormal by society are systematically discredited, marginalized, and forced to navigate a world that treats their difference as a deficit. Drawing on a rich array of case studies, personal testimonies, and sociological analysis, Goffman argues that stigma is not an inherent property of a person, but a relationship — a powerful and often devastating social process that shapes both the stigmatized and those who do the stigmatizing. Published in 1963, this work stands as one of the most influential texts in 20th-century sociology and social psychology, and its insights remain urgently relevant today. Goffman's writing is precise yet deeply humanistic, illuminating the everyday performances and coping strategies that stigmatized individuals employ to manage their spoiled identities — from passing and covering to disclosure and confrontation. His framework has become indispensable to scholars across disciplines, from disability studies and gender theory to race relations and mental health advocacy. For anyone seeking to understand the invisible architecture of social exclusion, Stigma is an essential and profoundly unsettling read.