Marginality

Marginality, Stigma, and Communication

Goffman (1963) popularized the concept of stigma through his well-cited book, Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity. He defined it as “an attribute that is deeply discrediting,” which reduces the bearer “in our minds from a whole and usual person to a tainted, discounted one” (Goffman 1963, 3). Stigmatizing attributes include “abominations of

Marginality

The concept of marginality was first introduced by Robert Park (1928) and explained, almost as a minor theme, in Park’s analysis of the causes and consequences of human migrations. In his article, Park referred to a ”new type of personality” which was emerging out of rapid human migratory patterns during the end of the nineteenth