What Concept Did Erving Goffman Use to Refer to a Powerful

question 69

Multiple Choice

What concept did Erving Goffman use to refer to a powerful and negative label that greatly changes a person's self-concept and social identity?

• A)a deviant ritual
• B)a degradation ceremony
• C)a secondary identity
• D)stigma

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Inelastic

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