the label different types of people. At the same time, when labelled persons are believed to be distinctly different, stereotyping can be smoothly accomplished because there is little harm in attributing all manner of bad characteristics to “them.” In the extreme, the stigmatized person is thought to be so different from “us” as to be not really human. And again, in the extreme, all manner of horrific treatment of “them” becomes possible.
When individuals lose status or are discriminated against because of their negatively evaluated differences, they experience enacted stigma. Link and Phelan go on to argue that stigma can only be directly enacted upon individuals when there is a power differential between those with the trait and those without when those who have the negatively evaluated difference have less power than those who do not. Thus, the stigmatization of individuals with disabilities is a complex process which involves individual biological differences, the negative evaluation of those differences by others, adverse reactions of others and negative social and emotional outcomes for individuals with disabilities
According to Goffman (1963) stigma not only affects disabled children however it also affects close family members and relatives as it gives them a negative name. …show more content…
Being disabled from a young age could lead to many issues as life develops which includes poverty, social isolation and having access to a lack of services. Most times disabled children are judged by what they lack rather than what they have their exclusion from society makes them vulnerable to many things which denies them of respect and dignity. Different aspects of discrimination are mention later on (Unicef,
When individuals lose status or are discriminated against because of their negatively evaluated differences, they experience enacted stigma. Link and Phelan go on to argue that stigma can only be directly enacted upon individuals when there is a power differential between those with the trait and those without when those who have the negatively evaluated difference have less power than those who do not. Thus, the stigmatization of individuals with disabilities is a complex process which involves individual biological differences, the negative evaluation of those differences by others, adverse reactions of others and negative social and emotional outcomes for individuals with disabilities
According to Goffman (1963) stigma not only affects disabled children however it also affects close family members and relatives as it gives them a negative name. …show more content…
Being disabled from a young age could lead to many issues as life develops which includes poverty, social isolation and having access to a lack of services. Most times disabled children are judged by what they lack rather than what they have their exclusion from society makes them vulnerable to many things which denies them of respect and dignity. Different aspects of discrimination are mention later on (Unicef,