21 Addressing Internalized Stigma
How to Holistically Support Unemployed Jobseekers
Ofer Sharone
In the United States, unemployed jobseekers typically encounter stigma. They are perceived by others to possess an attribute that, in Goffman’s (1963, p. 3) words, “reduces them” from a “whole and usual person to a tainted, discounted one.” Although unemployment is a social problem, stemming from social and economic forces, stigma means unemployed jobseekers are perceived by others, including employers, as responsible for their unemployment. The persistence of the unemployment stigma is illustrated by audit studies that show employers’ reluctance to invite unemployed workers for interviews when compared to employed ...
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