Discrimination as stigma : a theory of anti-discrimination law / Iyiola Solanke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solanke, Iyiola, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination--Law and legislation--Social aspects.

Discrimination.

Discrimination--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Discrimination--Law and legislation--United States.

Equality.

Stigma (Social psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Summary:

This monograph reconceptualises discrimination law as fundamentally concerned with stigma. Using sociological and socio-psychological theories of stigma, the author presents an 'anti-stigma principle', promoting it as a method to determine the scope of legal protection from discrimination. The anti-stigma principle recognises the role of institutional and individual action in the perpetuation of discrimination. Setting discrimination law within the field of public health, it frames positive action and intersectional discrimination as the norm in this field of law rather than the exception. In developing and applying this new theory for anti-discrimination law, the book draws upon case law from jurisdictions including the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada, as well as European law

Contents:

Introduction

Stigma

Legal protection from discrimination

Stigma and litigation

The anti-stigma principle

Public action to combat discrimination

Stigma, synergy and intersectionality

Legal protection against "fattism"

Tattoos : beyond anti-discrimination law?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781474203432

1474203434

9781782256373

1782256377

OCLC:

956947857