Couc 546 certification - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Stigma -the destructive beliefs and attitudes held by society that are ascribed to groups considered different in some manner, such as people with phycological disorders Four characteristics of stigma -1. a label is applied to a group of people that distinguishes them from others 2. the label is linked to deviant or undesirable attributes by society 3. people with the label are seen as essentially different from those without the label, contributing to an "us" vs. "them" mentality ...

Stigma -the destructive beliefs and attitudes held by society that are ascribed to groups considered different in some manner, such as people with phycological disorders Four characteristics of stigma -1. a label is applied to a group of people that distinguishes them from others 2. the label is linked to deviant or undesirable attributes by society 3. people with the label are seen as essentially different from those without the label, contributing to an "us" vs. "them" mentality ...