Re: stigma
grover megan eileen (groveme9@wfu.edu)
Thu, 11 Apr 1996 16:00:22 -0500 (EDT)
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> i'm still confused as to what qualifies as a stigma. like jen said, can
> it be merely talking about someone and then treating them differently, or
> can you just think about them differently and treat them basically the
> same...that is, the same to the point that they are oblivious to the stigma?
>
Amy- I'm wondering the same thing. I have a friend who did something
out of the ordinary and my friends and I have talked about the other
friend BUT we don't treat her any differently. Does that mean she is NOT
stigmatized? Or does that just mean they are stigmatized yet unaware of it?
Megan