stigmatized

Examples of stigmatized in the following topics:

• Deviance and Social Stigma

  • For example, Terry might be stigmatized because she has a limp.
  • While Goffman is responsible for the seminal texts in stigma theory, stigmatization is still a popular theme in contemporary sociological research.
  • To have stigma, one must have a stigmatizer and someone who is stigmatized.
  • Stigma depends on a another individual perceiving and knowing about the stigmatized trait.
  • Homeless people are regularly stigmatized by society for being unemployed while living in the streets.

• Norms and Sanctions

  • However, should you show up nude to most interviews, you would likely be stigmatized for your behavior, given that it was such a drastic departure from the norm.
  • There are three main forms of social sanction for deviance: 1) legal sanction, 2) stigmatization, and 3) preference for one behavior over another.
  • Lesser degrees of social violation result in preference rather than stigmatization.
  • However, should you show up nude to most interviews, you would likely be stigmatized for your behavior, since it would be such a drastic departure from the norm.
  • We say that the norm that governs wearing professional rather than casual attire to a job interview is a folkway because its violation results in lesser degree of social sanction—the development of a preference rather than stigmatization.

• The Functions of Deviance

  • As traits become more mainstream, society will gradually adjust to incorporate the formerly stigmatized traits.
  • Conversely, being marked as deviant can actually bolster solidarity within the marked community as members take pride and ownership in their stigmatized identity, creating cohesive units of their own.
  • Some traits will be stigmatized and can potentially cause social disruption.
  • However, as traits become more mainstream, society will gradually adjust to incorporate the formerly stigmatized traits.

• The Functionalist Perspective on Deviance

  • As traits become more mainstreamed, society will gradually adjust to incorporate the formerly stigmatized traits.
  • Conversely, being marked as deviant can actual bolster solidarity within the marked community, as members take pride and ownership in their stigmatized identity and create cohesive units of their own (for example, members of the LGBT community unifying around Pride).
  • Some traits will be stigmatized and can potentially cause social disruption.
  • However, as traits become more mainstream, society will gradually adjust to incorporate the formerly stigmatized traits.

• Defining "Normal" and "Abnormal"

  • Being labeled as "normal" or "abnormal" can therefore have profound ramifications for an individual, such as exclusion or stigmatization by society.
  • In a related issue, self-stigmatization is when someone internalizes society's negative perceptions of them or of people they think are like them: they begin to believe, or fear that others will believe, that the negative labels and perceptions are true.
  • An individual's fear of stigmatization and alienation may lead them to refuse treatment altogether.
  • The same goes for "the student with ADHD," "the child with autism," and "the mother with depression"—each of these is far less stigmatizing than "the ADHD student," "the autistic child," and "the depressed mother."

• Gender Dysphoria

  • In 2013, the diagnosis was renamed from "gender identity disorder" to "gender dysphoria" after criticisms that the former term was stigmatizing.
  • Many transgender people and researchers supported the declassification of GID, arguing that the diagnosis pathologizes a natural form of gender variance, reinforces the binary model of gender (i.e., the idea that there are only two genders and that everyone must fit neatly into one of these two genders), and can result in stigmatization of transgender individuals.
  • As such, they argue that any form of diagnosis is still stigmatizing and places the "problem" unnecessarily on the individual, rather than on society.
  • Some authors have suggested that people with gender dysphoria suffer because they are stigmatized and victimized by society; if the society was more accepting of transgender identities and non-binary expressions of gender, they would suffer less and/or may not experience dysphoria at all.

• Tracking Systems

  • Tracking can also result in a stigmatization of low-track students.
  • This stigmatization can have a negative impact on students' academic performance; for example, students placed in low tracks may lose confidence in their abilities, and their low confidence may be reinforced by teachers' low expectations and their stigmatization by peers.

• Labeling Theory

  • Labeling theory concerns itself not with the normal roles that define our lives, but with those very special roles that society provides for deviant behavior, called deviant roles, stigmatic roles, or social stigma.
  • Labeling theory hypothesizes that the labels applied to individuals influence their behavior, particularly that the application of negative or stigmatizing labels promotes deviant behavior.
  • This process involves not only the labeling of criminally deviant behavior, which is behavior that does not fit socially constructed norms, but also labeling that reflects stereotyped or stigmatized behavior of the "mentally ill."

• The Labeling Approach

  • Labels, while they can be stigmatizing, can also lead those who bear them down the road to proper treatment and recovery.
  • This process involves not only the labeling of criminally deviant behavior—behavior that does not fit socially constructed norms—but also labeling that reflects stereotyped or stigmatized behavior of the "mentally ill."
  • Labels, while they can be stigmatizing, can also lead those who bear them down the road to proper treatment and recovery.

• Values

  • If a group member expresses a value that is in serious conflict with the group's norms, the group's authority may encourage conformity or stigmatize the non-conforming behavior of its members .