Todd F. Heatherton, PhD, until his retirement in 2018, was Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.Robert E. Kleck, PhD, is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.Michelle R. Hebl, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rice University.Jay G. Hull, PhD, is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.

'Detailed investigations of stigma serve as a gathering point for students to explore a wide variety of mainstream social-clinical topics, including a) stereotypes; b) prejudice and discrimination; c) social salience; d) social interaction (or lack thereof); e) the self, self-perception, and self-esteem; f) stress and health; and g) ingroup outgroup issues. A fine work that should be as liberally used in the classroom as it is bound to be in the laboratory.' - Journal of Clinical and Social PsychologyThought-provoking and insightful. Merits and demands careful reading. - American Journal of PsychiatryBecause of the encyclopedic compendium of stigma research contained in this book, its clear organizational format, and some of the chapters' original theoretical contributions, it should be standard reading for anyone who conducts research on or teaches about stigma. - Contemporary SociologyProvides original and valuable insights into an issue that psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers face in clinical practice. This book can also serve as a good reference for cultural competence training for graduate students in health-related disciplines. - Psychiatric Services

• 1. Stigma: Introduction and Overview, Dovidio, Major, and CrockerI. The Perceiver2. Why People Stigmatize: Toward a Biocultural Framework, Neuberg, D. M. Smith, and Asher3. Threat and the Social Construction of Stigma, Stangor and Crandall4. Stigma and Stereotypes, Biernat and Dovidio5. Ideology and Lay Theories of Stigma: The Justification of Stigmatization, CrandallII. The Stigmatized6. Social Stigma and the Self: Meanings, Situations, and Self-Esteem, Crocker and Quinn7. The Looking-Glass Self Revisited: Behavior Choice and Self-Perception in the Social Token, Cioffi8. The Hidden Costs of Hidden Stigma, Smart and Wegner9. Coping with Stigma and Prejudice, Miller and MajorIII. The Social Interface 10. Awkward Moments in Interactions between Nonstigmatized and Stigmatized Individuals, Hebl, Tickle, and Heatherton11. Stigma, Threat, and Social Interactions, Blascovich, Mendes, Hunter, and Lickel12. Too Young, Too Old: Stigmatizing Adolescents and Elders, Zebrowitz and Montepare13. Stigma and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Jussim, Palumbo, Chatman, Madon, and A. Smith14. The Social Consequences of Physical Disability, Hebl and Kleck

Todd F. Heatherton, PhD, until his retirement in 2018, was Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.Robert E. Kleck, PhD, is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.Michelle R. Hebl, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rice University.Jay G. Hull, PhD, is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.

'Detailed investigations of stigma serve as a gathering point for students to explore a wide variety of mainstream social-clinical topics, including a) stereotypes; b) prejudice and discrimination; c) social salience; d) social interaction (or lack thereof); e) the self, self-perception, and self-esteem; f) stress and health; and g) ingroup outgroup issues. A fine work that should be as liberally used in the classroom as it is bound to be in the laboratory.' - Journal of Clinical and Social PsychologyThought-provoking and insightful. Merits and demands careful reading. - American Journal of PsychiatryBecause of the encyclopedic compendium of stigma research contained in this book, its clear organizational format, and some of the chapters' original theoretical contributions, it should be standard reading for anyone who conducts research on or teaches about stigma. - Contemporary SociologyProvides original and valuable insights into an issue that psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers face in clinical practice. This book can also serve as a good reference for cultural competence training for graduate students in health-related disciplines. - Psychiatric Services

• 1. Stigma: Introduction and Overview, Dovidio, Major, and CrockerI. The Perceiver2. Why People Stigmatize: Toward a Biocultural Framework, Neuberg, D. M. Smith, and Asher3. Threat and the Social Construction of Stigma, Stangor and Crandall4. Stigma and Stereotypes, Biernat and Dovidio5. Ideology and Lay Theories of Stigma: The Justification of Stigmatization, CrandallII. The Stigmatized6. Social Stigma and the Self: Meanings, Situations, and Self-Esteem, Crocker and Quinn7. The Looking-Glass Self Revisited: Behavior Choice and Self-Perception in the Social Token, Cioffi8. The Hidden Costs of Hidden Stigma, Smart and Wegner9. Coping with Stigma and Prejudice, Miller and MajorIII. The Social Interface 10. Awkward Moments in Interactions between Nonstigmatized and Stigmatized Individuals, Hebl, Tickle, and Heatherton11. Stigma, Threat, and Social Interactions, Blascovich, Mendes, Hunter, and Lickel12. Too Young, Too Old: Stigmatizing Adolescents and Elders, Zebrowitz and Montepare13. Stigma and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Jussim, Palumbo, Chatman, Madon, and A. Smith14. The Social Consequences of Physical Disability, Hebl and Kleck

Todd F. Heatherton, PhD, until his retirement in 2018, was Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.Robert E. Kleck, PhD, is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.Michelle R. Hebl, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rice University.Jay G. Hull, PhD, is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.

'Detailed investigations of stigma serve as a gathering point for students to explore a wide variety of mainstream social-clinical topics, including a) stereotypes; b) prejudice and discrimination; c) social salience; d) social interaction (or lack thereof); e) the self, self-perception, and self-esteem; f) stress and health; and g) ingroup outgroup issues. A fine work that should be as liberally used in the classroom as it is bound to be in the laboratory.' - Journal of Clinical and Social PsychologyThought-provoking and insightful. Merits and demands careful reading. - American Journal of PsychiatryBecause of the encyclopedic compendium of stigma research contained in this book, its clear organizational format, and some of the chapters' original theoretical contributions, it should be standard reading for anyone who conducts research on or teaches about stigma. - Contemporary SociologyProvides original and valuable insights into an issue that psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers face in clinical practice. This book can also serve as a good reference for cultural competence training for graduate students in health-related disciplines. - Psychiatric Services

• 1. Stigma: Introduction and Overview, Dovidio, Major, and CrockerI. The Perceiver2. Why People Stigmatize: Toward a Biocultural Framework, Neuberg, D. M. Smith, and Asher3. Threat and the Social Construction of Stigma, Stangor and Crandall4. Stigma and Stereotypes, Biernat and Dovidio5. Ideology and Lay Theories of Stigma: The Justification of Stigmatization, CrandallII. The Stigmatized6. Social Stigma and the Self: Meanings, Situations, and Self-Esteem, Crocker and Quinn7. The Looking-Glass Self Revisited: Behavior Choice and Self-Perception in the Social Token, Cioffi8. The Hidden Costs of Hidden Stigma, Smart and Wegner9. Coping with Stigma and Prejudice, Miller and MajorIII. The Social Interface 10. Awkward Moments in Interactions between Nonstigmatized and Stigmatized Individuals, Hebl, Tickle, and Heatherton11. Stigma, Threat, and Social Interactions, Blascovich, Mendes, Hunter, and Lickel12. Too Young, Too Old: Stigmatizing Adolescents and Elders, Zebrowitz and Montepare13. Stigma and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Jussim, Palumbo, Chatman, Madon, and A. Smith14. The Social Consequences of Physical Disability, Hebl and Kleck