What Aspects of Stigma Are Symbolic Interactionists Interested In

question 46

Multiple Choice

What aspects of stigma are symbolic interactionists interested in?

• A) how people manage their stigmatized identities on an everyday basis
• B) how stigma is related to the animal world
• C) which stigmas are fair and which are unjustly applied
• D) how stigma always leads to positive life outcomes
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Compensation

In psychology, a strategy whereby one covers up, consciously or unconsciously, weaknesses, frustrations, desires, or feelings of inadequacy or incompetence in one life area through gratification or (drive to excel) in another area.

Adler

Alfred Adler, an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology, known for his theories on personality, inferiority complex, and the importance of societal factors in individual development.

Strengths

Strengths are natural abilities or talents that individuals can utilize to perform tasks effectively or to cope with challenges.

Collective Unconscious

Jung’s term for the impersonal, deepest layer of the unconscious mind, shared by all human beings because of their common ancestral past.