Individuals differ reliably in chronic stigma consciousness, reconciling contradictory findings

Evidence

New research demonstrating that individuals differ in their chronic sensitivity to prejudice reconciles these contradictory findings. People who score highly on the Stigma Consciousness Questionnaire, for example, expect to be stigmatized and stereotyped on the basis of their stigma (Pinel, 1999). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 947

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the Stigma Consciousness construct and its measurement.
• XREF: connects to: Stigma from punishment varies sharply with the individual — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 1094