Stigma and Discrimination During COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health

Divya Bhanot¹  Sunil K. Verma²  Shivantika Sharad²  Tushar Singh³ 

[1] Department of Applied Psychology, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India;Department of Applied Psychology, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India;Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India;

关键词: COVID 19;    stigma;    stigmatization;    discriminatory behaviors;    victimization;    social identity;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.577018

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 pandemic has been instrumental in creating a dramatic shift from people's need to live in mutual association toward a desire to stigmatize distinctive others. Pandemic seems to be causing othering. Stated simply, stigmatization is a social process set to exclude those who are perceived to be a potential source of disease and may pose threat to the effective social living in the society. Based on the secondary evidence collected from news published online or in print, the present article delves into stigma associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among different social groups in the Indian society and the mounting cases of prejudice based on race, class, and religion. It also presents insights into the varied manifestations, and the deleterious consequences of COVID-19 inspired othering brought to its potential targets in India.

【 授权许可】

CC BY