Contesting Stigma: On Goffman's Assumptions of Normative Order

Kusow, Abdi M.

doi:10.1525/si.2004.27.2.179

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“…Goffman's work clearly resonates in many areas of research and Link and Phelan (2001) provide an impressive overview of the different contexts in which the concept has been used. Much of this literature has focused on the way these stigmatised groups manage their relationships with the society in which they reside or their rejection by that society (Field 1994;Kusow 2001Kusow , 2004.…”

Section: Stigma and Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These are criticised as some of the worse types of leaders: those who have returned to benefit financially and take the money out of the country, to finance their other Western lives. In a form of stigma reversal (Kusow 2004), their experience of life 'over there' is turned into a source of superiority over those who accept how life is 'over here'. There is a disdain for the country of origin, for the society, for way of life and traditions.…”

Section: Coping Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Deportation Stigma and Re-migration

Schuster¹,

Majidi²

2014

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

105

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Many, if not most, of those who are forcibly expelled from the country to which they have migrated will not settle in the country to which they have been returned but will leave again. A recent article examined some of the reasons why this should be so. It was argued that in addition to the factors that had caused the original migration, such as fear of persecution, continuing conflict, insecurity, poverty and lack of opportunity, deportation creates at least three additional reasons that make re-migration the most likely outcome. These were debt, family commitments and the shame of failure and or 'contamination' leading to stigmatisation. In this article, we explore the stigma of failure and of contamination attached to those deported, and the ways in which they respond to and manage this stigmatisation, including by re-migrating. We use Goffman's concept of stigma and the refinement offered by to further nuance understanding of the impact of deportation. Permanent repository link

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Section: Stigma and Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Coping Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Deportation Stigma and Re-migration

Schuster¹,

Majidi²

2014

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

105

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“…A study among a sample of Somali immigrants in Canada raises the counterintuitive possibility of 'reverse stigmatization' and 'counter devaluation' of stigmatizers by the stigmatized. 35 Furthermore, not all people who are concerned about public stigma self-stigmatize. The risk factors for self-stigmatization, in particular, are not adequately explored in adult literature.…”

Section: The Dimensions Of Stigmamentioning

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The Stigma of Childhood Mental Disorders: A Conceptual Framework

Mukolo

Heflinger

Wallston

2010

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych

119

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Objective-To describe the state of the literature on stigma associated with children's mental disorders and highlight gaps in empirical work.Method-We reviewed child mental illness stigma articles in (English only) peer-reviewed journals available through Medline and PsychInfo. We augmented these with adult-oriented stigma articles that focus on theory and measurement. 145 articles in PsychInfo and 77 articles in MEDLINE met search criteria. The review process involved identifying and appraising literature convergence on the definition of critical dimensions of stigma, antecedents, and outcomes reported in empirical studies.Results-We found concurrence on three dimensions of stigma (negative stereotypes, devaluation and discrimination), two contexts of stigma (self, general public), and two targets of stigma (self/ individual, family). Theory and empirics on institutional and self stigma in child populations were sparse. Literature reports few theoretic frameworks and conceptualizations of child mental illness stigma. One model of help-seeking (the FINIS) explicitly acknowledges the role of stigma in children's access and utilization of mental health services.Conclusions-Compared to adults, children are subject to unique stigmatizing contexts that have not been adequately studied. The field needs conceptual frameworks that get closer to stigma experiences that are causally linked to how parents/caregivers cope with children's emotional and behavioral problems such as seeking professional help. To further research in child mental illness, we suggest an approach to adapting current theoretical frameworks and operationalizing stigma highlighting three dimensions of stigma, three contexts of stigma (including institutions), and three targets of stigma (self/child, family and services).

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“…Waxman 1977, p. 91), but other studies showed a vast range of strategies. Kusow (2004) asked how Somali immigrants in Toronto react to dominant color-based stigma. He shows that through reverse stigmatization, counter devaluation, and rejection of discrimination, Somalis reveal the problematic of stigma establishment.…”

Section: The Internal Differentiation Of Neighborhoodsmentioning

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Persistent Poverty in the Netherlands : A sociological study

Noordhoff¹

2008

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All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written permission of both the copyright owner and the author of the book. PERSISTENT 3.Conversion strategies to conquer labor market positions 55 Appendice 201 Appendix A 201References 207 Summary in Dutch 226Index 233 9 List of tables PrefaceThis manuscript is about poverty in the Netherlands during the late 1990s. I made use of the "Landscapes of Poverty"-project database (1997)(1998)(1999) . Despite the fact that the economy increased most significantly during the second half of the 1990s, (when the information and communication technology boosted industrial sectors, the state introduced new labor market policies, so that more jobs became available) the number of the long-term poor did not change (SCP, 2001; p. 40). In spite of this, these conditions did not result in fewer people in poverty (SCP, 2001; p. 46): in 1990 14,8% and 14,3% of the households were considered poor (De Beer, 2000; p. 210-2). These numbers confirm the impression that there is a stable population of socially and economically excluded people.Dutch social scientists -interested in persistent poverty -asked how this could happen while the economy was growing (cf. Engbersen, 1997). This led to a large-scale research project on poverty. This undertaking, the "Landscapes of Poverty"-project (1997Poverty"-project ( -1999 was funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), and aimed at describing and explaining the situation of people in poverty -those who did not (start to) profit from the boosting economy (the long-term unemployed, single parents, the elderly, and migrants). This project explored the life-world of people in poverty, demonstrating and describing the daily struggles of people in poverty. The incidence of poverty was already described in other reports; for example, the Annual Poverty Monitors contain 12 poverty statistics. The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP) writes these reports, reporting on the number of people in poverty, poverty trends, spells, and dynamics, poverty measurement, and spatial distribution of poverty (cf. SCP, 1997SCP, , 1998SCP, , 1999SCP, , 2000SCP, , 2001SCP, , 2003SCP, , 2005. The "Landscapes of Poverty"-project aimed, instead, at collecting the personal stories behind these numbers to complement the existing statistical research with qualitative observations. This research proceeds from poverty definitions used by the SCP and the CBS (Dutch Central Bureau for Statistics). Commonly, two income definitions are used in the Netherlands. The first definition is the social policy minimum, which is based on the statutory minimum income as adopted by the government in its social legislation (SCP, 2004; 9-10). Because the social policy minimum is 5% more than the statutory minimum ...

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Contesting Stigma: On Goffman's Assumptions of Normative Order

Cited by 94 publications

References 34 publications

Deportation Stigma and Re-migration

Deportation Stigma and Re-migration

The Stigma of Childhood Mental Disorders: A Conceptual Framework

Persistent Poverty in the Netherlands : A sociological study

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