Li Xiaoming, Zhang Liying, Fang Xiaoyi, Xiong Qing, Chen Xinguang, Lin Danhua, Mathur Ambika, Stanton Bonita
Prevention Research Center, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201-2196, USA.
World Health Popul. 2007 Dec;9(4):29-43. doi: 10.12927/whp.2007.19515.
Global literature has suggested a potential negative impact of social stigma on both physical and mental health among those who are being stigmatized. However, limited data are available regarding the form of stigma and stigmatization against rural-to-urban migrant workers in developing countries, including China. This study, employing qualitative data collected from focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews with rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing, China, was designed to understand the forms and context of stigmatization against rural migrant workers. The data in the current study show that rural-to-urban migrant workers in China had experienced various forms of stigmatization including labelling, stereotyping, separation, status loss and discrimination. Stigmatization occurred through different contexts of migrant workers' lives in urban destinations, including employment seeking, workplace benefits, and access to health and other public services. The current study is a necessary first step to assess the potential impact of stigmatization on both the physical and psychological well-being of rural-to-urban migrant workers.
全球文献表明，社会污名化对遭受污名化者的身心健康可能产生负面影响。然而，关于包括中国在内的发展中国家针对农民工的污名和污名化形式的数据有限。本研究采用从焦点小组讨论和对中国北京农民工的深入个人访谈中收集的定性数据，旨在了解针对农民工的污名化形式和背景。当前研究的数据表明，中国农民工经历了各种形式的污名化，包括标签化、刻板印象、隔离、地位丧失和歧视。污名化通过农民工在城市目的地生活的不同背景发生，包括求职、工作场所福利以及获得医疗和其他公共服务。当前研究是评估污名化对农民工身心健康潜在影响的必要第一步。
