"end the stigma"
In which John discusses what actually causes the stigmatization of certain health conditions, and how best to fight stigma. SOURCES: The article about how perceptions of peril, origins, and perceived controllability affect stigmatization was very helpful to me. (It even has a visual aid!): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... This report about HIV-related stigma across geographical and social contexts was very helpful for me, and included lots of observations about how gender and socioeconomic class affect stigmatization: https://www.icrw.org/publications/com... (As you'll see, there are also many examples here of how mere education/information does not end stigma, although it can help.) This paper explores stigma in mental illness and why "awareness" alone has not decreased it much: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... and lastly I was helped by this article on mental illness stigma: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... ---- Subscribe to our newsletter! https://nerdfighteria.com/nerdfighter... And join the community at http://nerdfighteria.com http://effyeahnerdfighters.com Help transcribe videos - http://nerdfighteria.info John's twitter - / johngreen Hank's twitter - / hankgreen Hank's tumblr - / edwardspoonhands Listen to The Anthropocene Reviewed at http://www.theanthropocenereviewed.org Listen to Dear Hank and John at http://www.dearhankandjohn.org
