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Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
wiley   +1 more source

A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS SOCIAL STIGMA

open access: yesPsychiatria Danubina, 2015
Psychiatric patients often suffer for two reasons: due to the illness and due to the social stigma of mental illness, that increases the uneasiness and psychic pain of the person suffering from serious psychiatric disorder. This unwell person is often the object of stigma because he is "different" from others, and he also can be margenalised by society.
Tavormina, Maurilio Giuseppe Maria   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
wiley   +1 more source

Grandparent Prenatal Tobacco, Alcohol, Coffee, and Tea Consumption and Autism in the Third Generation

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Exogenous prenatal exposures may affect neurodevelopment across multiple generations. We investigated grandmother and grandfather smoking, alcohol, coffee, and tea consumption during pregnancy in relation to their grandchildren's risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Michelle Pearl   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stigma of Dementia on Social Media During World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Thematic Analysis of Posts

open access: yesJMIR Formative Research
BackgroundDementia-related stigma is a significant global health concern. However, public awareness and education about dementia-related stigma remain limited, especially on social media.
Juanita-Dawne Bacsu   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stigma and its impact on the families of former soldiers of the German Armed Forces: an exploratory study

open access: yesMilitary Medical Research, 2018
Background Military families who have a family member with a mental illness see themselves confronted with many demands. Stigmatization is one of these challenges.
Katrin Schuy   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A social stigma model of child labor [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper constructs a model in which a social norm is internalized. The social disapproval of people who violate the norm -stigmatization-- is incorporated as a reduction in their utility.
Luis Felipe López Calva
core  

Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia in Autistic and Non‐Autistic Patients: An Observational Study on Course, Efficacy, Aggression, and Self‐Injury Outcomes

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Catatonia occurs disproportionately in autistic individuals and may respond to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), yet prior reports suggest greater treatment burden in this population. We compared longitudinal ECT utilization, safety, and clinical outcomes between autistic and non‐autistic patients with catatonia.
Joshua Ryan Smith   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

A multidimensional quantitative evaluation of HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Cape Town, South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-262).This study arose out of a concern that previous South African national surveys may have underestimated the levels of HIV-related stigma because of limitations in the questions employed ...
Maughan-Brown, Brendan
core   +1 more source

Mediating effects of social detachment in young and middle-aged stroke patients between stigma and ability to return to work

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveTo investigate the mediating effect of social isolation on the relationship between stigma and work ability in young and middle-aged stroke patients.MethodsFrom May 2022 to May 2024, a survey was conducted on young and middle-aged stroke ...
Jinping Dong   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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