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- The term stigma originated in ancient Greece, where it referred to symbols burned into the skin of enslaved people and people judged as criminals or traitors. These symbols, or stigmas, suggested the person was “blemished” and that others should avoid and shun them.
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Jul 29, 2019 · According to philosopher Michel Foucault, the criminalisation of madness was a relatively modern invention, the Age of Reason as the culprit with rationality as its heralding virtue. But how and why did this happen? And could this shed some light on the current stigma against the mentally ill? The turn towards a social critique of madness
The term stigma originates from ancient Greek language and in particular from the verb «στίζω», which means "to carve, to mark as a sign of shame, punishment or disgrace". In contemporary thinking about stigma, the work of Erving Goffman is seminal.
- M Economou, A Bechraki, M Charitsi
- 2020
Jul 28, 2016 · The book Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity, published in 1963 by the American sociologist Erwin Goffman, laid the foundation for stigma research as a scientific discipline and described how stigmatized persons deal with the challenge.
- Wulf Rössler
- 2016
Jan 12, 2021 · Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker explores the roots of stigma in his new book. Though progress has been made in recent years, mental illness remains highly stigmatized—the mentally ill are ...
Jul 25, 2023 · The term stigma originated in ancient Greece, where it referred to symbols burned into the skin of enslaved people and people judged as criminals or traitors. These symbols, or stigmas,...
- Emily Swaim
Aug 11, 2016 · Among all of the circumstances that are stigmatized, one of the most prominent and most studied has been that of mental illness. This chapter provides a selective history of the origins and development of the stigma concept as it pertains to mental illnesses. Download chapter PDF.
Aug 5, 2024 · Stigma is disapproval of or discrimination against people or groups based on noticeable social traits such as signs of disability or mental illness. Learn more about examples of stigma and ways to cope with it.
