Green, Gill, 1956-

The end of stigma? : changes in the social experience of long-term illness / Gill Green. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. - xi, 156 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-146) and index.

Challenging stigma -- Stigma : changing conceptual frameworks -- Technological, personal and organizational challenges to stigma and exclusion -- Technological challenge to stigma : HIV and the advent of HAART -- The personal challenge to stigma : substance misuse and the construction of the moral self -- The organizational challenge to stigma : mental health services users 'reclaim Bedlam' -- Is the end of stigma associated with long-term conditions in sight?

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Chronic diseases--Social aspects.
Stigma (Social psychology)
Chronic Disease--psychology.
Prejudice.
Stereotyping.