>
> Hello all,
> I was just wondering if a stigma could be personal. I was
> finishing up my paper over the past few days and talking wih some people
> that were effected by my "project". The composer of the piece that I used
> had no real idea that these people were literally afraid of him as they
> were. He realized that people treated him differently (ego placation),
> but had no idea that the effect of that piece were so strong. So my question
> is basically this, can you be stigmatized and not know it (I mean completely
> oblivious)? I didn't think so, but now I am not so sure. And for that
> matter, if he/she does not internalize this stigma is it a true stigma?
> Wow, I am confusing myself! Any insight would really be appreciated :).
> :) Chrissy
>
> P.S. Congratulations Jon!!!!!
> >
I'm noy exactly sure what
you mean by personal, but
i think that you can be
stigmatized and not know
it. when that is the
case, it would seem to me
to be a true stigma if a
group of people
stigmatized you for your
behavior. it would not
be a true stigma if you
were more mainstream and
the person, or people,
stigmatizing you were
actually abnormal. but
then again, i guess
anything would qualify as
a stigma in the case that
it is viewed as a stigma,
whether you are aware of
it or not > > >