By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human. On this assumption we exercise varieties of discrimination, through which we effectively, if often unthinkingly, reduce his life chances."

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Title

By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human. On this assumption we exercise varieties of discrimination, through which we effectively, if often unthinkingly, reduce his life chances."

Creator

Goffman, Erving

Source

Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Date

1963

Identifier

page 5