Stigma as a fundamental cause of population health inequalities.
@article{Hatzenbuehler2013StigmaAA, title={Stigma as a fundamental cause of population health inequalities.}, author={Mark L. Hatzenbuehler and Jo C. Phelan and Bruce G. Link}, journal={American journal of public health}, year={2013}, volume={103 5}, pages={ 813-21 } }
Bodies of research pertaining to specific stigmatized statuses have typically developed in separate domains and have focused on single outcomes at 1 level of analysis, thereby obscuring the full significance of stigma as a fundamental driver of population health. Here we provide illustrative evidence on the health consequences of stigma and present a conceptual framework describing the psychological and structural pathways through which stigma influences health. Because of its pervasiveness…
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