A Sociology of Shame and Blame by Graham Scambler

A Sociology of Shame and Blame by Graham Scambler

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.

“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 stigmatizationIt provides useful information regarding discrimination and exclusion of the analyzed social groups … .” (Monika Verbalyte, Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Issue 73, 2021)

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

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ISBN 13	9783030231422
ISBN 10	3030231429
Title	A Sociology of Shame and Blame
Author	Graham Scambler
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Year published	2019-07-11
Number of pages	118
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