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A M G I T S E C A L P K R O W N I S N O I T A R O L P X E EDITED BY E V A S. BRUCE THOMSON, R G GINA GRANDY L A P STIGMAS, WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS Palgrave Explorations in Workplace Stigma Series Editor Julie Gedro Empire State College Rochester, New York, USA This series is a call to action for organizations to not only recognize but include, support, and value employees of all walks of life, regardless of the social stigmas that might create material, affective, or psychological divi- sions between them and their ostensibly “normal” counterparts. It fills the gap in scholarship surrounding the difficult issues employees or job seekers might face based on their demographics, life events, or other factors. The series explores issues such as mental illness and wellness; and alcohol and drug addiction and recovery. It explores the complex and often times nuanced issues that face sexual minorities, or those who are formerly incarcerated, or military veterans in the context of employment or career decision making. Through rigorous research and contributions from the foremost schol- ars in human resources, books in the series will provide an in-depth explo- ration of each population and challenge HR scholars and practitioners to effectively consider and embrace these explorations. and consider expand- ing their own awareness. The series speaks on behalf of anyone who has ever been affected–directly or indirectly–by discrimination or exclusion in the context of work, and promotes a positive, productive, and purposeful working environment for employees at all levels. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15458 S. Bruce Thomson • Gina Grandy Editors Stigmas, Work and Organizations Editors S. Bruce Thomson Gina Grandy MacEwan University University of Regina Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Palgrave Explorations in Workplace Stigma ISBN 978-1-137-57571-5 ISBN 978-1-137-56476-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-56476-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017945677 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. 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The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A. Dedicated to the memory of Doreen and Stanley Thomson A cknowledgments We first must express our sincere appreciation to the contributors to this book. Simply put, without you there would be no book. We would also like to thank the editorial team at Palgrave who took delays in stride with utmost professionalism and kindness. Thank you to our friends and family for their undying support and encouragement. Thank you all for your patience; it took us longer than we expected but the final result is a wonderfully rich, interesting and diverse collection of perspectives that offers practitioners, researchers and students alike valuable insights into stigma and work. The coming together of this book is an example of how one should never underestimate the possibilities that emerge from chance encoun- ters. We crossed paths ever so briefly about ten years ago. At that time we immediately connected because of our mutual research interests in the area of stigma at work. This collaboration unfolded many years later because Bruce felt that more needed to be said about stigma and work at various levels. We both believe that in enhancing our understanding of stigma and work, we offer an opportunity to unsettle underlying assump- tions that serve to disadvantage particular individuals and groups. This book is a reminder that we must always strive to be better and challenge ourselves to be reflexive, asking why and how, in our everyday working lives, we categorize by markers of difference and how such ‘marking’ has far reaching negative implications for individuals, groups and organiza- tions. For us this is book is an interesting read, but more importantly we hope it stirs something within the reader, a desire to make change in some way that moves us all to greater empathy, equity and respect in and out of the workplace. vii c ontents 1 Introduction 1 S. Bruce Thomson and Gina Grandy Part I Stigma at the Individual/Micro Level 9 2 Obesity and Stigmatization at Work 11 Lisa Watson, Tatiana Levit, and Anne Lavack 3 Chronic Illness Stigma and Its Relevance in the Workplace 35 Joy Beatty 4 The Complex Nature of Disability Stigma in Employment: Impact on Access and Opportunity 55 Rebecca S. Dalgin 5 The Dynamic Recursive Process of Community Influences, LGBT-Support Policies and Practices, and Perceived Discrimination at Work 71 Raymond N. C. Trau, You-Ta Chuang, Shaun Pichler, Angeline Lim, Ying Wang, and Beni Halvorsen ix x CONTENTS Part II Stigma at the Occupational/Meso Level 99 6 Sinners and Saints: Morally Stigmatized Work 101 Gina Grandy and Sharon Mavin 7 Does Necessity Shield Work? The Struggles of Butchers and Waste Management Workers for Recognition 123 Natasha Slutskaya, Rachel Morgan, Ruth Simpson, and Alex Simpson 8 Once More, with Feeling! Working with Emotional Taint 143 Kendra Rivera 9 Stigma and the Journey of Extreme Social Mobility: Notes on the Management of Discreditable Identities in a High Status University Degree 165 Erica Southgate Part III Stigma at the Organization/Macro Level 185 10 Organizational Stigmas: Where Now? 187 S. Bruce Thomson 11 Stigma and Multinational Corporations 207 S. Bruce Thomson, Chris Nyland, and Helen Forbes Mewett 12 Conclusion 229 Gina Grandy and S. Bruce Thomson Erratum: Stigmas, Work and Organizations E1 Index 241 l f ist of igures Fig. 4.1 Convergence of micro (individual), mesa (employer), and macro (society) levels of disability 66 Fig. 5.1 The dynamic recursive process of community influences, LGBT-support policies and practices, and perceived discrimination at work 76 xi
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