"Ex" Marks a Spot: The Stickiness of Dirty Work and Other Removed Stigmas

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-265

  Bergman, Mindy E ^a   Chalkley, Katherine M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attribution; dirty work; marginalization; stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DANCING; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIGMA; VISIBILITY; WORK;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548864707     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.12.3.251     Document Type: Article

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