Deviance and stigma: Proposals for a discourse-based analysis

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  • Liana de Andrade Biar Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The present paper offers a theoretical literature review of Goffman’s concept of stigma, which has been extensively relied upon in discursive and educational studies in Brazil, by highlighting its relation to H. Becker’s Sociology of Deviance and its roots in the Chicago School. The paper aims at approaching such sociological notions from a discursive and interactional standpoint. It is specifi cally argued that certain analytical categories drawn from work in both interactional sociolinguistics and narrative analysis can be productively employed to provide a better understanding of the notions of deviance and stigma.

Keywords: deviance, stigma, face, narrative.

Author Biography

Liana de Andrade Biar, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Professora assistente do Departamento de Letras da PUC-Rio. Pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Estudos da Linguagem. Atua da linha de pesquisa Discurso, práticas cotidianas e profissionais.

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Published

2015-05-11

How to Cite

Biar, L. de A. (2015). Deviance and stigma: Proposals for a discourse-based analysis. Calidoscópio, 13(1), 113–121. Retrieved from https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/cld.2015.131.11

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2015): January/April

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