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Social stigma refers to severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against cultural norms. Social stigma often leads to marginalization.

Examples of existing or historic social stigmas are physical or mental disabilities and disorders, as well as illegitimacy, homosexuality or affiliation with a specific nationality, religion or ethnicity, such as being a Pole, a Jew, or a Gypsy. Likewise, criminality carries a strong social stigma.

[edit] See also

• Identity
• Label (sociology)
• Stereotype

[edit] Further reading

• Erving Goffman, Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity, Prentice-Hall, 1963, ISBN 0-671-62244-7.

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article.de:Stigmatisierung it:Stigmatizzazione (scienze sociali) lt:Stigmatizacijos teorija ru:Стигматизация (социальная) sr:Стигматизација uk:Стигматизація