Stigma and Discrimination

Principles of Social Psychiatry: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 331-340

  Thornicroft, Graham ^a   Mehta, Nisha ^b   Brohan, Elaine ^a   Kassam, Aliya ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'prejudice' social groups, experiencing disadvantage as minority ethnic groups; Complete model of component processes of stigmatization four key component; Ethiopia schizophrenia judged as the most severe problems; Five key features, limiting usefulness of stigma theories; Global patterns of stigma and discrimination; Ignorance and problem of knowledge; Shifting focus, from stigma to discrimination and distinct advantages; Stigma and discrimination; Stigma, indelible dot left on skin after stinging with a harp instrument; Stigma, overarching term including problems of knowledge, problems of attitudes (prejudice), problems of behaviour (discrimination)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886145777     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470684214.ch26     Document Type: Chapter

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