Stigma, Then and Now: Historical Perspectives on Disease Meanings and Their Impacts

Stigma, Then and Now
October 24, 2024
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Faculty Club Grand Lounge

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2024-10-24 16:00:00 2024-10-24 18:00:00 Stigma, Then and Now: Historical Perspectives on Disease Meanings and Their Impacts Stigmatized diseases/conditions are an enormous problem for individuals/groups who are subject to prejudice, and the violation of basic human rights. Stereotyped assumptions, beliefs, and values attached to these diseases inflict multiple harms on those who find themselves in the shadow of stigma. Utilizing a range of examples from cancer to AIDS; disability to addiction, this lecture explores the history of the social, cultural, and political production of stigma as well as interventions for its reduction.Details Faculty Club Grand Lounge College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public

Stigmatized diseases/conditions are an enormous problem for individuals/groups who are subject to prejudice, and the violation of basic human rights. Stereotyped assumptions, beliefs, and values attached to these diseases inflict multiple harms on those who find themselves in the shadow of stigma. Utilizing a range of examples from cancer to AIDS; disability to addiction, this lecture explores the history of the social, cultural, and political production of stigma as well as interventions for its reduction.

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