Living stigma: The impact of labeling, stereotyping, separation, status loss, and discrimination in the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-215

  Green, Sara ^a   Davis, Christine ^a   Karshmer, Elana ^a   Marsh, Pete ^a   Straight, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b US Military ^*  (United States)

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EID: 27844552424     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2005.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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