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A Sociology of Shame and Blame Towards a Sociology of Shaming and Blaming

A Sociology of Shame and Blame : Towards a Sociology of Shaming and Blaming [This chapter considers stigma and deviance as forms of vulnerability and goes on to comment on and extend existing sociological descriptions and explanations of stigma. The salience of money and power is emphasised and the chapter discusses how these system steering media combine in financial capitalism to convert shame into blame in line with political agendas. Attention is also paid to ways of resisting this weaponising of stigma. As is the case throughout the book, much use is made of the four groups selected as foci, namely migrants and refugees, the long-term sick and disabled, the homeless and sex workers.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Sociology of Shame and Blame Towards a Sociology of Shaming and Blaming

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-23142-2
Pages
87 –103
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-23143-9_6
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Abstract

[This chapter considers stigma and deviance as forms of vulnerability and goes on to comment on and extend existing sociological descriptions and explanations of stigma. The salience of money and power is emphasised and the chapter discusses how these system steering media combine in financial capitalism to convert shame into blame in line with political agendas. Attention is also paid to ways of resisting this weaponising of stigma. As is the case throughout the book, much use is made of the four groups selected as foci, namely migrants and refugees, the long-term sick and disabled, the homeless and sex workers.]

Published: Jul 2, 2019

Keywords: Vulnerability; System steering media; Money; Power; Weaponising stigma

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