Stigma and the Social Dynamics of Exclusion

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Research and Practice in Social Sciences Whitley,R Vol.1, No.1 (August 2005) 90-95 90 Stigma and the Social Dynamics of Exclusion Rob Whitley* McGill University Abstract This paper briefly examines some of the literature surrounding stigma and social exclusion in the social science literature. This literature is explored with the aim of exploring mechanisms of social exclusion that may be working to exclude stigmatised groups, with particular emphasis on the mentally-ill.

• inability to access services
• opportunities for health care
• people with a mental illness
• fear
• stigma
• social exclusion
• groups
• health