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.

• 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.

• 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."

• 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 .

• The Functionalist Perspective

  • Parsons concluded that there are three versions of the sick role: conditional, unconditional legitimate, and illegitimate (a condition stigmatized by others).
  • It also assumes that the individual may not comply with expectations of the sick role, may not give up social obligations, may resist dependency, and may avoid the public sick role if their illness is stigmatized.

• Sexual Behavior Since Kinsey

  • While other sexualities were still stigmatized in most post-Kinsey environments, the sexual revolution was marked by popular acceptance of premarital sex.