A Sociology of Shame and Blame: Insiders Versus Outsiders

This book presents a novel approach to framing the concept of stigma, and understanding why and how it functions.

Graham Scambler extends his analysis beyond common social interactionist understandings of stigma by linking experiences to the larger social structure—the political economy. A Sociology of Shame and Blame contends that stigma is being ‘weaponised’ as part of a calculated political strategy favouring capital accumulation over justice, and addresses how the shame associated with...