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Lesbická identita jako stigma?
… republice lesbická identita relevantní jako stigma. V rámci teoretické části ukazuji, jakým způsobem je sexualita a zejména homosexualita ovlivňována a formována společností. Vycházím převážně z odborných textů zahraniční provenience, pro informace vztahující se k České republice čerpám ze …
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Solidarity or stigma? A critical realist exploration of the anatomy of Irish welfare stigma
… of inquiry, this thesis is concerned with stigma, in the context of Irish social welfare, and with the experiences of working age recipients in particular. Over the last decade or so, and particularly since the economic crash of 2008, welfare provision in Ireland has come increasingly under …
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Mental Health Workout: Lifting Stigma
… individuals will not seek treatment due to the stigma associated with having a mental illness or mental health issue (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Access to information and the ability to talk openly without fear will aid in creating a stigma free future. The goal of this project is to …
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Potter Addition: Stigma and Community
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:49:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7105119.pdf: 8376338 bytes, checksum: 29dd4edd85455dc44dafacf2cedca9bf (MD5) Previous issue date: 1970
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Stigma Isn’t All Bad: How Storytelling and Monster Metaphors in Anita Blake Challenge Existing Notions of Health-Related Stigma and Generate Productive Stigma Outcomes
Stigma has long been associated with disease and illness, whether communicable or non-communicable, chronic or acute. In a medical context where the physical signs of disease and ‘sick’ behaviours help everyday people and medical professionals identify and segregate the infected from the …
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Unearthing the complexity of stigma: a narrative inquiry into clients’ experiences of stigma and psychotherapy
… study aimed to capture the lived experience of stigma that surrounds psychological therapy through in depth interviews. Each participant had attended at least twelve sessions of weekly therapy whilst also acknowledging a sense of stigma attached to it. Interview conversations took place on a …
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Weight Stigma, Cognitions, and Disordered Eating
<p>Weight stigma experiences affect people of all weights and have many negative consequences; despite this, weight stigma is still an acceptable prejudice in our society. Research has established that weight stigma is predictive of disordered eating (DE) cognitions, which are, in turn, predictive …
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Bankruptcy Stigma: A Socio-Legal Study
… for debtors to experience some social stigma upon filing for personal bankruptcy--that is, whether it serves the goals of bankruptcy law for debtors to feel shame. While this issue has been extensively discussed as a theoretical matter, to date no legal commentator or scholar has …
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Exploring stigma, identity gaps, and consumption
A stigma “refers to an attribute that is deeply discrediting” (Goffman 1963, 3). The stigmatized characteristic or trait labels the possessor as different from what is considered “normal” in some way. More specifically, in order for stigmatization to occur, the attribute in question must be …
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Qualitative evaluation of an anti-stigma intervention to reduce the impact of stigma in individuals with mental illness
… modification intervention, Overcoming Stigma in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, in reducing the impact of mental-illness-related stigma. A secondary objective was to explore the nature of behavioural changes that follow the intervention. Methods: Qualitative data was collected from focus …
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Stigma and African genomics research: An exploration of stigma associated with the genetic attribution of rheumatic heart disease
… how genetic attribution of disease may impact on stigma. One theory, based on essentialism, argues that knowledge of genetic attribution may increase stigma, while attribution theory argues that bio-genetic explanations may result in individuals feeling a decreased sense of personal responsibility …
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Stigma Among Sex Workers in Dakar, Senegal
… an intervention to incentivize registration. As stigma seemed to have influence in women’s decisions to register, I analyzed factors which may lead to experiences with (1) community stigma and (2) internalized stigma. I looked at exposure factors such as age, educational attainment levels and …
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"Ar senatvė yra stigma? Senėjimo tapatumas Lietuvoje" /
… Lithuania, applying the sociological concept of stigma. In the pursuit of this goal, the research areas of stigma and ageism are connected, highlighting their common denominator - discrimination. The following questions are raised: whether/to what extent old age is stigma in contemporary …
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Managing Stigma in Planned Lesbian-Parent Families
… theory to explain the process of managing stigma in planned lesbian-parent families. Interactional strategies used by the parents and the children were identified. These strategies were influenced by experiences of homophobia and the family's social network. These findings have implications …
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Hope and stigma in early stage dementia
… review of the literature relating to perceived stigma and support amongst family caregivers of people with dementia. Numerous studies have suggested stigma is associated with negative outcomes in various mental and physical health difficulties. Older people with dementia and their family …
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Do College Students Perceive Stigma the Same Way Experts Do? An Experimental Test of Lay Perceptions of Body-Size Stigma
<p>Personal experience with weight-based stigma is negatively associated with selfesteem (Myers & Rosen, 1999). This study examined how self-esteem is affected by exposure to weight-based stigma communication that is directed at another person. Using Smith’s (2007a) stigma communication framework, …
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Evaluating public stigma towards mental illness in Windhoek
Public stigma towards mental illness is associated with various negative implications for those struggling with mental illness and plays a significant role in help seeking behaviour as well as treatment adherence. The aim of this study is to quantify the degree of public stigma that exists and to …
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Socialization, Role Attainment and Stigma Management in BDSM
… to. It is through impression management and stigma management that members learn to maintain the privacy of their participation. Future research should include additional analysis with a larger sample size to determine if the current findings will continue to hold true.</p>
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