dc.contributor.author |
Kunreuther, Howard |
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dc.contributor.author |
Slovic, Paul |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-06-14T21:46:49Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-06-14T21:46:49Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1999 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Kunreuther, H., & Slovic, P. (1999). Coping with stigma: Challenges & opportunities. Risk: Health, Safety & Environment, 10, 269-280. |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22435 |
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dc.description |
45 pages |
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dc.description.abstract |
This final section considers what can be done to cope with stigma. Kunreuther and Slovic identify four strategies for coping with stigma. Walker, in a response to Kunreuther and Slovic, questions the assumption that society ought to adopt the normative values of reducing stigma through a variety of strategies
or techniques. Fischhoff proposes a definition of stigma and draws a number of inferences including that “stigma reflects a moral statement of what constitutes unacceptable behavior.” When this is the case, Fischhoff says that attempts to change or adjust perceptions, evaluations, or behaviors that stigma produces, presume a moral superiority on the part of those applying strategies to cope with stigma. In a final comment, he notes that this “may not be a comfortable, or appropriate, role for social scientists.” |
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en |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US |
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dc.subject |
Stigma |
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dc.subject |
Risk |
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dc.title |
Coping with stigma: Challenges & Opportunities |
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dc.type |
Article |
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