Understanding Stigma and Health

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Steve Sussman explores the origins, evolution, and future directions of stigma research and health, providing detailed insights into the impact of stigmatization on quality of life and health behavior outcomes.Stigma is examined through three levels of analysis – individual, microsocial, and structural – to evaluate its effects on the physical and mental health of various populations. These populations include individuals with mental illnesses, substance addictions, incarceration, homelessness, physical diseases, disabilities, or physical differences, and LGBTQ+ populations. Chapters also investigate stigmatization as a function of age, gender, socioeconomic status, occupation, ethnicity, and religion. Sussman traces the development of stigma assessment, examining research methods such as social distance scales, surveys, and qualitative approaches. Furthermore, Sussman identifies key barriers to reducing stigmatization, presenting solutions across multiple levels, including changes among stigmatized individuals, to those who stigmatize them, and broader structural reforms.Understanding Stigma and Health is an invaluable resource for scholars and students across the social sciences, including those in the fields of social psychology, health psychology, health behavior research, sociology, social work, health policy, and public health.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-01-23
Mått:138 x 216 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Understanding series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781035347261

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Steve Sussman, PhD, FAAHB, FAPA, FSPR, Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and the School of Social Work, University of Southern California, USA

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‘Sussman skillfully brings together decades of literature, condensing a complex and nuanced body of work into a clear and insightful book that honors the many facets of stigmatization. Readers of this book will gain a profound understanding of the intricacies of stigma, the harm it can inflict, and strategies for reducing its impact.’

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsPreface viiiPART I Stigma concepts and methodsIntroduction to Part I 21 History of the study of stigma and current concepts 32 Levels of stigmatization (the stigma complex) 183 Methods of the study of stigma 26PART II Stigma research areas: populationsIntroduction to Part II 414 Mental illness, substance use disorder, incarceration,homelessness 445 Physical diseases 646 LGBTQ+ 787 Demographics: age, gender, SES, occupation 918 Physical disabilities or differences, physical appearance 1059 Ethnicity and religion 116PART III Solutions to stigmatizationIntroduction to Part III 12810 Resolving stigma: changing oneself 13111 Resolving stigma: changing others 14112 Barriers to change, future needed research directions,concluding comments 155References 164