What is Stigma? Explaining Goffman's Idea of Spoiled Identity

In this video I explain Erving Goffman's idea of stigma and the management of spoiled identity.

[Szminsky]

I’m currently writing an MA in cinema studies, exploring educational films about mental illness in the 50’s. Stigma is naturally a term I would like to apply in my case studies. Thanks for the vid.

[victorbraitberg]

Such outstanding presentation. Accurate clear engaging and concise. I’m using your videos in all my classes.

[hanna]

...but we have the choise to not take the stigma that people want to give us. I try to live a godly life, nobody can harm me.

[nikarosandic]

thank you so much! this was a great help for better understanding of neighbourhood stigma, beautifully explained, great work! going to check out the part 2 right away

[deanwellerassociates]

A wonderful video, well paced, great structure. Really enjoyed this. Thank you.

[tammyd.]

Thank you, this was very helpful. I don't normally like people just talking at a camera, but here it actually feels like I am in a conversation in which someone is carefully explaining a difficult concept to me. Maybe it's just the times (Covid)... The video was clear and concise, and just what a I needed to pull some thoughts together for a paper I am stuck on. Thank you! It would be great to have the sources listed in the description, and maybe a few more words on the screen now and then for place markers and for visual types. Good stuff, thanks!

[Trandoshaner]

Thank you so much for your explanation! I am currently taking a course at my university regarding sociology and this video really helped me understanding Goffman's idea of stigma.

[ggeo]

Stigma exists in the relation between the attribute and the audience not in the person. Thank you this was really helpful.

[facu]

thank you! my teacher recommended your video for the final exams and it was really helpful! nice work

[randomnessa]

thank you so much for making this easy to understand. this video was really helpful to me!!

[Meriembenne]

Wow...perfectly explained, very interesting and useful..thank you so much 🙏

[JudeScott]

So meaningful to me! I will watch this many times! A lot to digest*.If we didn't learn this growing up, we need to learn it later.
*Your mind is so quick and ability to deliver so skilled, it will behoove me to slow the audio down a notch. I could draw some sort of sceamatic to illustrate these concepts and put it on my fridge to remind me that I have some practicing to do!

[julialednicky]

These videos are so interesting. Thank you for all of your content!

[alaashadad]

This is the best explanation i found about stigma!
Thank you 🙏🏻

[kudzaitoma]

thank you for the video has helped me very much have an exam this week in sociology and goffmans theory is coming out thank you.!!

[rachelgibson]

thank you i found this video very interesting and it helped me devolop a clear understanding of stigma for my sociology exam

[chenlian]

Thanks for summarizing the main idea in the book! Very helpful

[TheMovingn]

Thank you for this explanation! I am taking Sociology in college and this is very helpful!

[mobilehome]

Really good explanation.

Read a few papers from some academics when they write about housing, with material circumstances such a poor quality dwelling (leaks etc) will impact residents daily lives more than symbolic stigmatization

[flyingeaglewoman]

This speaks to how judgemental people can be and is damaging.