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  2. Internalized sexism - Wikipedia

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    Internalized sexism is a form of sexist behavior and attitudes enacted by women toward themselves or other women and girls. [1] [2] Internalized sexism is a form of internalized oppression, which "consists of oppressive practices that continue to make the rounds even when members of the oppressor group are not present."

  3. Psychological impact of discrimination on health - Wikipedia

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    There does not seem to be a meta-analysis of studies investigating the connection between discrimination and health, but a review of 33 studies on the topic reveals that perceived discrimination is associated to poorer mental health and health-related decisions in Latinos residing in the U.S. [80] However, the review did not find evidence of a ...

  4. Angry black woman - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. Stereotype about Black American women This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Angry black woman" – news · newspapers · books ...

  5. Social stigma - Wikipedia

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    The value of self-reliance is often at the center of feelings of shame and the fewer people value self reliance the less stigma affects them psychologically. [79] [80] Stigma towards welfare recipients has been proven to increase passivity and dependency in poor people and has further solidified their status and feelings of inferiority. [79] [81]

  6. Social determinants of mental health - Wikipedia

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    Corrigan et al. 2014 outlines three levels of stigma – public stigma that results from label avoidance, self-stigma that results from self-shame, and structural stigma. [67] Given these varying structures of stigma and a person's varying interactions with them, the avoidance for care seeking and participation behaviors may vary vastly.

  7. Minority stress - Wikipedia

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    Minority stress describes high levels of stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups. [1] It may be caused by a number of factors, including poor social support and low socioeconomic status; well understood causes of minority stress are interpersonal prejudice and discrimination.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    One 22-year-old woman addicted to Percocet told researchers in that 2011 report that the stigma of medical treatment for addiction motivated her to buy buprenorphine on the black market. “I wanted to try to do it myself because at first I didn’t want my family to know that I was on [pain pills],” she said.

  9. Stigma management - Wikipedia

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    Stigma management is the process of concealing or disclosing aspects of one's identity to minimize social stigma. [ 1 ] When a person receives unfair treatment or alienation due to a social stigma, the effects can be detrimental.