2013/01/01 by Stephenie R. Chaudoir, Valerie A. Earnshaw, Stephanie Andel +1
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Health disparities and outcomes #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
paper · doi:10.1080/01973533.2012.746612
openalex publication_date 2013/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
In his classic treatise, Goffman (1963 Goffman , E. ( 1963 ). Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity . New York , NY : Simon and Schuster . [Google Scholar]) delineates between people who are discredited—whose stigma is clearly known or visible—and people who are discreditable—whose stigma is unknown and can be concealable. To what extent has research in the past 50 years advanced Goffman's original ideas regarding the impact of concealability on stigma management strategies and outcomes? In the current article, we outline a framework that articulates how stigma can “get under the skin” in order to lead to psychological and physical health disparities. Further, we consider when and to what degree concealability moderates these effects, creating divergent outcomes for the discredited and discreditable.