A Sociology of Shame and Blame: Insiders Versus Outsiders

by Graham Scambler

Overview

This book presents a novel approach to framing the concept of stigma, and understanding why and how it functions.

Graham Scambler extends his analysis beyond common social interactionist understandings of stigma by linking experiences to the larger social structure—the political economy. A Sociology of Shame and Blame contends that stigma is being ‘weaponised’ as part of a calculated political strategy favouring capital accumulation over justice, and addresses how the shame associated with stigma has taken on the additional dimension of blame through micro-interactions.

The unique Insider-Outsider approach that Scambler harnesses draws on micro and macro social theory to identify links between the prevalence of stigma and agency, culture and structure, and will be an original and key reference point for students and scholars across the social and behavioural sciences, including, but not limited to, sociology, anthropology, psychology, public health and social policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030231422
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	07/03/2019
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	118
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Graham Scambler is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at UCL, and Visiting Professor of Sociology at Surrey University, UK.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives on the Shame and Blame. - Chapter 3. Asymmetric Lifeworld Encounters.- Chapter 4. The Neglected Contributions of Middle-Range Social Theory.- Chapter 5. The Salience of Macrosociology. - Chapter 6. Towards a Sociology of Shaming and Blaming.- Chapter 7.
Conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

This book is a useful and pleasant read for those interested in the topics of inequality and neoliberalism and how they pervade people’s lives with stigmatization. It provides useful information regarding discrimination and exclusion of the analyzed social groups … .” (Monika Verbalyte, Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Issue 73, 2021)

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