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Social stigma

Stigma, originally referring to the visible marking of people considered inferior, has evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics such as their socioeconomic status, gender, race, religion, appearance, upbringing, origin, or health status. Social…

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Social stigma

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples57
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
Components1

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Social stigma

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related to Education and culture · 14
Social stigma → According, Being Gifted, Coleman, Coping, Cross, Erving Goffman's, Giftedness, Goffman's, Google Scholar, In, Laurence, School, The, Tracy
related to Public assistance · 14
Social stigma → AFDC, Aid To Families With, Amongst, Caseworkers, Dependent Children, Head Start, Many, Recipients, Social, Stigma, The, They, This, Traditional
see also · 3
Social stigma → Badge, ChangeWinner, Medicine

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their socioeconomic statusinstance ofhas evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics0.80text
genderinstance ofhas evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics0.80text
raceinstance ofhas evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics0.80text
religioninstance ofhas evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics0.80text
appearanceinstance ofhas evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics0.80text
upbringinginstance ofhas evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics0.80text
origininstance ofhas evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics0.80text
or health statusinstance ofhas evolved to mean a negative perception or sense of disapproval that a society places on a group or individual based on certain group characteristics0.80text
depressioninstance ofwhich can lead to psychological problems0.80text
low self-esteeminstance ofwhich can lead to psychological problems0.80text
depressioninstance ofincluding conditions0.80text
anxietyinstance ofincluding conditions0.80text

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