Description: Stigma leads to poorer health. In The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health, leading scholars identify stigma mechanisms that operate at multiple levels to erode the health of stigmatized individuals and, collectively, produce health disparities. This book provides unique insights concerning the link between stigma and health across various types of stigma and groups.
Review Quotes: "This volume collects important work on the impact of stigma on all aspects of health. Beginning with definitions of stigma and its relation to the social determinants of health, the authors focus on the varying forms of stigma and their relevance to the landscape of power, economics, and social status in particular groups and societies...Comprehensive, and replete with chapter references, this handbook represents a timely, multidisciplinary contribution to the field of stigma and health." --CHOICE