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8090 [49]
3 years ago
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A young woman is morbidly obese. She regularly has problems interacting with her family, friends, and strangers due to the stere

otypes regarding her illness. She even lost a job once because she could no longer accept the degrading comments made by her coworkers. As something that is devalued and labeled by society as undesirable, what term would sociologists apply to her obesity?
(A) a sick role
(B) a dogma
(C) a stigma
(D) a disadvantage
Social Studies
1 answer:
N76 [4]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

<em>(C) a stigma</em>

Explanation:

<em>Stigma is the extraordinary discredit of an individual on how certain characteristics are seen or perceived socially by the society</em>, and how we tend to recognize them, from different individuals from a general society.

Individuals are mostly discriminated based on their physical and behavioral characteristics.

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