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Social Stigma and Disadvantage: Current Themes and Future Prospects
Author(s) -
Shelton J. Nicole,
Alegre Jan Marie,
Son Deborah
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01666.x
Subject(s) - disadvantage , stigma (botany) , psychology , social stigma , social psychology , criminology , sociology , political science , psychiatry , medicine , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , law
Research on social stigma and disadvantage has flourished in the past two decades. The authors highlight the theoretical and methodological advancements that have been made, such as how experience sampling procedures and neuroscience have shed light on processes associated with social stigma. Finally, the authors discuss policy implications of historical and contemporary research on social stigma and disadvantage, as well as address ideas for future research that may be useful in creating policies and programs that promote social equality.