Dilemma of Difference

The topic of stigma came to the attention of modern-day behav­ ioral science in 1963 through Erving Goffman''s book with the engaging title, Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. Following its publication, scholars in such fields as an­ thropology, clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology, and history began to study the important role of stigma in human interaction. Beginni...