{"product_id":"recalibrating-stigma-andrew-guise-9781529235821","title":"Recalibrating Stigma: Sociologies of Health and Illness","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stigma has long been a central concern for social scientists studying health and illness. Yet, in existing work, stigma often escapes definition and clarification, is treated as universal and constant, and becomes a vague catch-all term for a range of conditions and situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book initiates a process of recalibrating the conceptualisation of stigma. The book features original analyses from early- and mid-career scholars focusing on diverse issues, including mental health, racism, sex, HIV, reproduction, obesity, eating disorders, self-harm, exercise, drug use, COVID-19, and disability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This ambitious book offers new perspectives to stimulate and intensify conversations around stigma, and highlights the valuable contributions of sociological approaches to understanding health and illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Guise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529235820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529235821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrew Guise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202955329791,"sku":"9781529235821","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34fda30a-cb13-4ad8-a228-e3ff34397463.jpg?v=1756833892","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/recalibrating-stigma-andrew-guise-9781529235821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}