Concealing to Belong, Revealing to be Known: Classification Expectations and Self-threats Among Persons with Concealable Stigmas

Self and Identity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 114-135

  Bosson, Jennifer K ^a   Weaver, Jonathan R ^a   Prewitt Freilino, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Belonging; Coherence; Self threats; Social identity; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855505296     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2010.513508     Document Type: Article

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