Stigma

Stigma handler om det sociale samspil, der finder sted imellem såkaldt normale mennesker og så de stigmatiserede - dvs. dem, der bærer et fysisk, psykisk eller socialt miskrediterende særtræk, som adskiller dem fra flertallet. Med bogen udvikler Erving Goffman en sociologisk forståelse af, hvordan stigmatisering overhovedet opstår, og han belyser, hvordan de processer, som producerer en stigmatiseret person, ser ud. Bogen udfolder desuden, hvorledes stigmatiserede mennesker håndterer sig selv og deres stigma i den sociale samhandling med andre mennesker, og hvordan disse håndteringer påvirker den stigmatiseredes oplevelse af sig selv. Stigma udkom første gang i USA i 1963 og har siden stået som en af sociologiens absolutte klassikere. Bogen har lagt fundamentet for afvigelsessociologien og inspireret generationer af forskere og praktikere inden for sociologi, socialpsykologi, socialmedicin, psykiatri, kriminologi, sygepleje og socialt arbejde. Bogen udkommer her i en revideret oversættelse og er forsynet med et fyldigt forord af Michael Hviid Jacobsen og Søren Kristiansen.

Stigma handler om det sociale samspil, der finder sted imellem såkaldt normale mennesker og så de stigmatiserede - dvs. dem, der bærer et fysisk, psykisk eller socialt miskrediterende særtræk, som adskiller dem fra flertallet. Med bogen udvikler Erving Goffman en sociologisk forståelse af, hvordan stigmatisering overhovedet opstår, og han belyser, hvordan de processer, som producerer en stigmatiseret person, ser ud. Bogen udfolder desuden, hvorledes stigmatiserede mennesker håndterer sig selv og deres stigma i den sociale samhandling med andre mennesker, og hvordan disse håndteringer påvirker den stigmatiseredes oplevelse af sig selv. Stigma udkom første gang i USA i 1963 og har siden stået som en af sociologiens absolutte klassikere. Bogen har lagt fundamentet for afvigelsessociologien og inspireret generationer af forskere og praktikere inden for sociologi, socialpsykologi, socialmedicin, psykiatri, kriminologi, sygepleje og socialt arbejde. Bogen udkommer her i en revideret oversættelse og er forsynet med et fyldigt forord af Michael Hviid Jacobsen og Søren Kristiansen.

The acclaimed sociologist's landmark, compassionate work on how society treats those who are different 'By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human' In ancient times stigma were physical marks branded on people considered unfit to be in society. Today social stigma shames those seen as 'abnormal' in more insidious ways. Erving Goffman's defining sociological study draws extensively on the lived experiences of those who have found themselves on the edges of society to look at the complex ways in which stigmatized individuals see and project themselves, the strategies they use to deal with rejection, and how stigma can shatter their relationships with others. 'His brilliant book' Guardian

The acclaimed sociologist's landmark, compassionate work on how society treats those who are different 'By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human' In ancient times stigma were physical marks branded on people considered unfit to be in society. Today social stigma shames those seen as 'abnormal' in more insidious ways. Erving Goffman's defining sociological study draws extensively on the lived experiences of those who have found themselves on the edges of society to look at the complex ways in which stigmatized individuals see and project themselves, the strategies they use to deal with rejection, and how stigma can shatter their relationships with others. 'His brilliant book' Guardian

Stigma is a corrosive social force by which individuals and communities throughout history have been systematically dehumanised, scapegoated and oppressed. From the literal stigmatizing (tattooing) of criminals in ancient Greece, to modern day discrimination against Muslims, refugees and the 'undeserving poor', stigma has long been a means of securing the interests of powerful elites. In this radical reconceptualisation Tyler precisely and passionately outlines the political function of stigma as an instrument of state coercion. Through an original social and economic reframing of the history of stigma, Tyler reveals stigma as a political practice, illuminating previously forgotten histories of resistance against stigmatization, boldly arguing that these histories provide invaluable insights for understanding the rise of authoritarian forms of government today.

Stigma is a corrosive social force by which individuals and communities throughout history have been systematically dehumanised, scapegoated and oppressed. From the literal stigmatizing (tattooing) of criminals in ancient Greece, to modern day discrimination against Muslims, refugees and the 'undeserving poor', stigma has long been a means of securing the interests of powerful elites. In this radical reconceptualisation Tyler precisely and passionately outlines the political function of stigma as an instrument of state coercion. Through an original social and economic reframing of the history of stigma, Tyler reveals stigma as a political practice, illuminating previously forgotten histories of resistance against stigmatization, boldly arguing that these histories provide invaluable insights for understanding the rise of authoritarian forms of government today.

From the author of The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Stigma is analyzes a person's feelings about himself and his relationship to people whom society calls "normal." Stigma is an illuminating excursion into the situation of persons who are unable to conform to standards that society calls normal. Disqualified from full social acceptance, they are stigmatized individuals. Physically deformed people, ex-mental patients, drug addicts, prostitutes, or those ostracized for other reasons must constantly strive to adjust to their precarious social identities. Their image of themselves must daily confront and be affronted by the image which others reflect back to them. Drawing extensively on autobiographies and case studies, sociologist Erving Goffman analyzes the stigmatized person's feelings about himself and his relationship to "normals" He explores the variety of strategies stigmatized individuals employ to deal with the rejection of others, and the complex sorts of information about themselves they project. In Stigma the interplay of alternatives the stigmatized individual must face every day is brilliantly examined by one of America's leading social analysts.

From the author of The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Stigma is analyzes a person's feelings about himself and his relationship to people whom society calls "normal." Stigma is an illuminating excursion into the situation of persons who are unable to conform to standards that society calls normal. Disqualified from full social acceptance, they are stigmatized individuals. Physically deformed people, ex-mental patients, drug addicts, prostitutes, or those ostracized for other reasons must constantly strive to adjust to their precarious social identities. Their image of themselves must daily confront and be affronted by the image which others reflect back to them. Drawing extensively on autobiographies and case studies, sociologist Erving Goffman analyzes the stigmatized person's feelings about himself and his relationship to "normals" He explores the variety of strategies stigmatized individuals employ to deal with the rejection of others, and the complex sorts of information about themselves they project. In Stigma the interplay of alternatives the stigmatized individual must face every day is brilliantly examined by one of America's leading social analysts.

"Stigma" af Evering Goffman er en interessant lærebog, der handler om stigmatisering. Bogen henvender sig især til studerende, der beskæftiger sig med psykologi og sociologi. "Stigma" går bag om stigmatisering og årsagerne til hvorfor dette eksisterer: Hvor kommer det fra? Hvem skaber det? Hvorfor? Samtidig redegør bogen for, hvordan et samspil mellem den stigmatiserede og "det normale" menneske fungerer, og hvordan en person håndterer at være stigmatiseret. Man opnår med denne bog en stor sociologisk og psykologisk forståelse for stigmatiserede. Den er herudover overskuelig og let at forstå – en rigtig god lærebog på uddannelsen.