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Stigma and Social Identity (Erving Goffman)

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The Greeks see Stigma (singular) as mark; dot; brand refer to:A slave (tattoos were burned into the skin of

slaves to state that he/she belongs to the certain master/owner)

A criminalBlemished person

Souce of Origin

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Christian uses the term in plural form, Stigmata (¡) to say about:1. Eruptive skin mark, relates to crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, happens to people with Christian faith.2. Medical Allusion relating

phenomena of the religious allusion.

Term and Categories - 1

St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

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Term and Categories - 2

Erving Goffman, (1922-1982) a sociologist and writer (born in Canada but originally Ukrainian Jews)

Today, Stigma is more about term to label disgrace which Goffman classified into three types of Stigma:1. By physical defect

People who are deaf, crippled, blind; people with cross-eyed (juling), harelip/cleftlip (sumbing), and other physical deformities.

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2. By character defect and radical political behaviorpeople with bipolar, OCD, mental disorder, addiction, LGBT, suicidal attempts, alcoholism, radical politic behavior /extremist .

3. By race, color, nation, and religion Jewish (in Nazi era),Rohingya , etc.

Term and Categories - 3

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Society sets:1. Normative value2. Uniform preference 3. Comfort zone4. Habit

Introduction concept of Stigma

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Society will see the person’s identity through observation, interaction and communication.

Gauging the stranger - 1

Stranger

Stereotypes

Prejudice

Discrimination

STIGMATIZED

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Actual Social Identity and Virtual Social Identity

Effect of social stigma is self stigma (rejection, avoidance, denial, mental health problem, and isolation)

Gauging the stranger - 2

STIGMA

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Video one

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Molding copying mechanism - 11. Seek for help (any way-out that can correct

or heal the blemish or defect part of oneself)

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2. Weakness to Motivation

Molding copying mechanism - 2

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Video 2

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(stigmatized peeps) Being present within people with same condition will be releasing, getting the actual social identity, feeling at home and most of all be accepted as a normal person.

(normal) Use other term (softer social label) such as hard of hearing, impaired hearing and hearing loss to talk about deaf.

Native role model for others (story of Jazz who is a transgender kid and now becomes spokesman for the community).

Accomodating the odd - 1

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(marginal men=people who are not in the category) being wise; see the stigmatized person as a normal individual whom the stigmatized person can be himself/herself.

Step= “heart changing personal experience” – being sympathetic - wait for validation to be seen as courtesy member. (see story in textbook no. 41 – Stigma and social identity)

Getting support from family and friends, who make stigmatized people feels like ordinary people and will not make the sad story about them as weapon to play emotion

Accomodating the odd - 2

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Moral Career Lesson and learn through eyes of people who

are not in stigmatized people’s categoryUnderstand the consequenceDevelop to next process1. I won’t let other experience the same2. I practice to handle the response in smaller

world (school) with support from family3. I am a new member4. I was the courtesy and I am in the group

Accomodating the odd - 3

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1. Acceptance is important both from society and the person him/herself

2. Every human is just a human being3. “Put yourself in somebody’s shoes”

Conclussion

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Goffman, Erving. Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. New York: Penguin Books, 1963. Print.

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