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| Translated title of the contribution | Stigma consciousness among unemployed individuals: An analysis using a mixed method design |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 252-292 |
| Number of pages | 41 |
| Journal | Soziale Welt |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Abstract
This article addresses the question what factors have an impact on specific dimensions of being conscious of the stigma referring to being unemployed (awareness, denial, disaffiliation). We use a Mixed Methods Design which sequentially combines qualitative and quantitative methods. On a theoretical level, Goffman's stigma concept is used as a sensitizing concept to derive the hypotheses from the qualitative interview material. The hypotheses are tested using data from the German panel study ‘Labour Market and Social Security’. The analyses show that receiving unemployment assistance (ALG II) correlates with a higher degree of awareness compared to receiving unemployment benefit (ALG I) or no benefits at all. Moreover, we find higher values of awareness, denial and disaffiliation if the unemployed ascribe additional value to being employed besides material worth. Greater material deprivation is also associated with a higher value on all three dimensions of being conscious of stigma.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Soziale Welt, Vol. 69, No. 3, 2018, p. 252-292.
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T1 - Zum Stigmabewusstsein Arbeitsloser
T2 - Eine Mixed-Methods-Analyse
AU - Gurr, Thomas
AU - Lang, Sebastian
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This article addresses the question what factors have an impact on specific dimensions of being conscious of the stigma referring to being unemployed (awareness, denial, disaffiliation). We use a Mixed Methods Design which sequentially combines qualitative and quantitative methods. On a theoretical level, Goffman's stigma concept is used as a sensitizing concept to derive the hypotheses from the qualitative interview material. The hypotheses are tested using data from the German panel study ‘Labour Market and Social Security’. The analyses show that receiving unemployment assistance (ALG II) correlates with a higher degree of awareness compared to receiving unemployment benefit (ALG I) or no benefits at all. Moreover, we find higher values of awareness, denial and disaffiliation if the unemployed ascribe additional value to being employed besides material worth. Greater material deprivation is also associated with a higher value on all three dimensions of being conscious of stigma.
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KW - Prejudices
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