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31/01/2018

Stigma

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Stigma - an old sociological concept revisited and recast for the 21st century.

Laurie Taylor explores the origins and meaning of Erving Goffman's famous sociological concept and the ways in which it is being recast by social scientists in the 21st century.

Stigma - Laurie Taylor explores the origins and meaning of Erving Goffman's famous sociological concept and the ways it's being re-cast by social scientists in the 21st century. He's joined by Graham Scambler, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at University College, London, Lisa Morris, Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Birmingham and Joanna Latimer, Professor of Sociology at the University of York.

Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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