Sentences with phrase «societal stigma»

"Societal stigma" refers to negative attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes held by a community or society towards certain groups or individuals based on characteristics or behaviors that are seen as deviating from social norms. This stigma often leads to discrimination, prejudice, and marginalization of those who are stigmatized. Full definition
And what I learned was that it had nothing to do with Scripture or spiritual convictions, but people were acting out of societal stigma against homosexuality.
Most importantly, though, don't let personal or societal stigma regarding your breed (whatever it may be) influence or control how you choose to socialize your dog.
«Families who have a child with congenital Zika syndrome face an immediate set of demands for specialized caregiving and other factors, such as societal stigma, limited professional knowledge about congenital Zika syndrome, and uncertain future outcomes for their child,» said the supplement's co-editor Don Bailey, Ph.D., Distinguished Fellow and director of RTI's Center for Newborn Screening, Ethics, and Disability Studies.
Supplementing breast milk with formula is most likely healthier and cheaper than having a formula only baby, but when it comes down to it, despite societal stigmas, moms need to do what they know will be the healthiest for their baby.
To make matters worse, societal stigmas continue to make it explicitly difficult to acknowledge depression as a legitimate illness.
By breaking through societal stigmas and taboo topics that often incite fear, silence, disconnectedness, and misunderstanding, our world and the people in it can slowly heal from the inside out.
Some of these issues stem from societal stigmas, while others are borne out of unique obstacles created by the law.
«This Is Me» is a song for the ages, a anthem for all those who have ever felt the sting of societal stigma.
One likely «scenario» is that people with mental illness gravitate toward spiritual paths that are less rule driven (not to mention less likely to treat them as outcasts due to the societal stigma of mental illness) in order to feel supported.
Alden, You've tapped a lot of key issues here — the lack of economic incentive on the company's side to invest in plus sized design, the lack of economic ability for many plus sized women to spend more on ethical clothing due to the correlation between poverty and obesity, and the societal stigma that plus sized status is «supposed» to be temporary, and not worth the investment.
Speaking about why the blog has been so successful, Toyboy Warehouse Director Mike Bandar said: «We've worked hard to try and eradicate the societal stigma surrounding age - gap dating, and the blog has helped enormously with that — giving us a platform to air Toyboy Warehouse's and our members» views and opinion.
There is a societal stigma attached to it.
Imagine what women's sexual behavior would look like if the societal stigma did not exist.
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