social stigma

The easy-to-operate fake hymens are also used by women in the Middle East, where pre-marital sex still has a strong social stigma.

Still wary of social stigma, she did not want her full name used.

Social stigma will not permit them to return to their own villages or to mingle with the population in the Sinhala-dominated south.

But at least your handedness no longer carries a humiliating social stigma.

Obesity carries a social stigma and the public does not understand its negative social, economic, and health impacts.

Meanwhile, the social stigma associated with sexually transmitted disease creates an obstacle to wider screening and treatment for syphilis.

She says the social stigma is so great in some parts of the region that many women fail to seek help until it is too late.

And yet, there is definitely a social stigma today in the UK about being poor.

Fear, misunderstanding, discrimination and social stigma have surrounded epilepsy for centuries.

Social stigma against disabilities can cloud the enormous benefits of a receiving a disability label such as an autism spectrum disorder.

He hoped it would erase the social stigma of his low-caste roots.

But even where laws exist, scholars say lack of awareness, poverty, and social stigma often prevent women from accessing legal help.

Women may also change partners as often as they like, and promiscuity carries no social stigma.

The reason isn't clear, but may be linked to self-esteem, unsatisfactory relationships, social stigma, and other psychological issues.

Yet race has faded, as has the social stigma in stating a preference for the white candidate over the black one.

Here the public-policy options are limited; some kind of social stigma is a necessity.

The psychic cost of unemployment can in part be explained by the social stigma and loss of self-esteem job loss entails.

In many societies, the social stigma they cause, especially for women, is a fate worse than death.

Online dating isn't a popular way to meet people; there's still a social stigma attached to it.

The iPad also helps remove some of the social stigma.

She says the ads are simply playing on a social stigma that already exists in India.

There is a shortage of adequate treatment facilities, and mental illness is subject to heavy social stigma.

E. g. : Living in sin si no longer the social stigma it once was.

The problem of social stigma, he explains, could raise public alarm about the proposed testing plans.

People with mental illness suffer from their disorder as well as from social stigma.

HIV-related social stigma and structural discrimination remain enormous barriers to effectively fighting the HIV and AIDS epidemic in China.

Such body deformities lead to social stigma, as well as financial hardship from loss of income and increased medical expenses.

TB engenders social stigma in countries where it is widespread.

The priority which we should take of is to remove the enormous social stigma attached to the disease.

For a long time past, the chief mischief of the legal penalties is that they strengthen the social stigma.

We also know that the social stigma associated with obesity is strongest during adolescence.

There is, however, one social stigma I noticed back when I was a bartender.

The authors say there is a lack of adequate screening in China, and entrenched social stigma makes people reluctant to get tested.

An HIV diagnosis can lead not just to debilitating medical problems but also to social stigma and isolation.

Many people have difficulty talking about sex openly because of social stigma and taboo.

The social stigma around single motherhood, which was intense before the 1960s, has faded.

As in many developing countries, people with disabilities in China are often isolated by social stigma or lack of access to proper care.