Social stigma

A social stigma is a mark of disgrace imposed on an individual by other individuals or a social group. In popular usage it often refers to any negative sanction or to disapproval for nonconformity.

An undesirable differentness of an individual that disqualifies him or her from full social acceptance. It is an attribute or stereotype that departs negatively from the expectations of others.

1. Different patterns of coercion and exclusion have been exercised over time against socially stigmatized groups, notably those thereby defined as mad.

1. Victimization
2. Harmful thought

1. Stigmatized diseases
2. Discrimination against unmarried women
3. Discrimination against the poor in judicial sanctions
4. Discrimination against illegitimate children
5. Discrimination against HIV-infected persons
6. Dependence on breast feeding

1. Violation of the rights of sexual minorities
2. Underreported disease
3. Teasing
4. Ill defined causes of morbidity
5. Sexual maturation disorder

1. Uncritical acceptance of dogmas and standards
2. Stigma of unemployment
3. Sexual exploitation of men
4. Restrictive social practices
5. Psychological conflict
6. Pseudohermaphroditism
7. Prejudice in children
8. Prejudice
9. Marital instability
10. Failure to legally rehabilitate victims of miscarriage of justice
11. Divorce
12. Discrimination against unmarried mothers
13. Discrimination against mixed race children
14. Deviance
15. Children engendered by occupying soldiers
16. Bestiality
17. Alopecia areata

1. Stigmatizing

1. Unsociable
2. Stigma