Phillips Rachel, Benoit Cecilia
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anthropology & Department of Sociology, Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
Healthc Policy. 2013 Oct;9(Spec Issue):139-51.
Stigma by association, also referred to as "courtesy stigma," involves public disapproval evoked as a consequence of associating with stigmatized persons. While a small number of sociological studies have shown how stigma by association limits the social support and social opportunities available to family members, there is a paucity of research examining this phenomenon among the large network of persons who provide health and social services to stigmatized groups. This paper presents results from a primarily qualitative study of the work-place experiences of a purposive sample of staff from an organization providing services to sex workers. The findings suggest that stigma by association has an impact on staff health because it shapes both the workplace environment as well as staff perceptions of others' support. At the same time, it is evident that some staff, owing to their more advantaged social location, are better able to manage courtesy stigma than others.
关联污名，也被称为“礼貌性污名”，是指因与有污名的人交往而引发的公众不满。虽然少数社会学研究表明关联污名如何限制了家庭成员可获得的社会支持和社会机会，但在为有污名群体提供健康和社会服务的庞大人员网络中，研究这一现象的却很少。本文呈现了一项主要为定性研究的结果，该研究针对一个为性工作者提供服务的组织中经过 purposive 抽样的工作人员的工作场所经历展开。研究结果表明，关联污名会对工作人员的健康产生影响，因为它既塑造了工作场所环境，也影响了工作人员对他人支持的认知。同时，很明显，一些工作人员由于其更优越的社会地位，比其他人更能应对礼貌性污名。 （注：purposive 在这里可能是“有目的的”意思，但结合语境不太好准确翻译，保留原文供参考）
