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Amanda: A Case Study of Depression and Stigma.


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Amanda: A Case Study of Depression and Stigma.
A case study of a college student diagnosed and treated for depression using Goffman's ideas of stigma, moral career and information management.
1,905 words (approx. 7.6 pages) | 1 source | 1998 United States


Paper Summary:

The author evaluates the use of anti-depressants, and analyzes the patient's experience using Goffman's classic social psychology theory of 'Stigma'. Included are discussions of the concepts of moral career, information management versus interaction management, and discreditable versus discrediting stigmas.

From the Paper:

"Despite the recent popularity of drugs such as Prozac and Paxil, depression and the use of antidepressants are stigmatized in American society. In this paper I will show how a college student, whom I will call Amanda, has been stigmatized for this reason. I will use concepts of personal identity and interaction from Erving Goffman's Stigma to elucidate the workings of stigma in this case."

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APA Citation:

Amanda: A Case Study of Depression and Stigma. (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 14, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Case-Study-Amanda-A-Case-Study-of-Depression-and-Stigma/2587

MLA Citation:

"Amanda: A Case Study of Depression and Stigma." 15 January 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Case-Study-Amanda-A-Case-Study-of-Depression-and-Stigma/2587>




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Nov 23, 2001
I graduated from the University of California, Davis. My undergraduate GPA was 3.5, meaning mostly As and Bs. As a psychology major I wrote papers in psychology and also for the numerous other liberal arts classes I took. I took a number of anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies classes, and my special interests were postmodern philosophy and cultural deconstruction. I write well and always receivied high marks on my papers, and you won't be dissapointed if you purchase them.
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