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Correcting stigma through the spectacle: the case of soccer team of dwarfs

Abstract

The society constructs classification systems which includes and excludes individuals in different groups. The stigma is a negative attributes that disparage individuals. In turn, individuals seek forms of manipulation the stigma. One is gaining prominence in unusual activities. Ethnographic research was carried out with a football team of dwarfs. We demonstrated how a soccer team composed of dwarfs, use sport to manipulate the stigmatized identity.

KEYWORDS
Stigma; Identity; Dwarf; Soccer

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