Recalibrating Stigma

Sociologies of Health and Illness

236 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Stigma has long been a central concern for social scientists studying health and illness. Yet, in existing work, stigma often escapes definition and clarification, is treated as universal and constant, and becomes a vague catch-all term for a range of conditions and situations. This book initiates a process of recalibrating the conceptualisation of stigma. The book features original analyses from early- and mid-career scholars focusing on diverse issues, including mental health, racism, sex, HIV, reproduction, obesity, eating disorders, self-harm, exercise, drug use, COVID-19, and disability. This ambitious book offers new perspectives to stimulate and intensify conversations around stigma, and highlights the valuable contributions of sociological approaches to understanding health and illness.

• Themen: Medizin Medizin / Gesundheitswesen, allgemein Gesundheitssystem und Gesundheitswesen Psychische Gesundheitsvorsorge
• ISBN: 9781529235821
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2025
• Größe: 232 x 153 mm
• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Tanisha Spratt, Gareth Thomas, Amy Chandler, Oli Williams