Drinking causes 1 in every 20 deaths worldwide. Perversely, because its harms are so widespread and longstanding and well ...

So what is stigmatized property? Per the National Association of Realtors, a stigmatized property is "a property that has been psychologically impacted by an event which occurred, or was suspected to ...

The word “barbarian” comes from the ancient Greek barbaros, a slur meant to mark outsiders as less than fully human. It is ...

Families of those with serious mental health issues feel stigmatized and alone, say York University researchers in a new study. "We are avoided. When we told our family, they shut us out, I am so hurt ...

A new survey from Apartment List finds that nearly 30% of Americans believe that there is a negative social stigma against renters. This belief is prevalent among renters and homeowners alike, with 33 ...

Why are an increasing number of Turkish women wearing veils in a secular country where the practice is banned in public buildings? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says one factor is ...

In a study that tracked explicit and implicit bias against stigmatized groups in 33 countries between 2009 and 2019, researchers found substantial reductions in explicit, self-reported bias against ...

A new study finds similarities between how African immigrants were stigmatized during the recent Ebola crisis to how the gay community was stigmatized during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. The deadly ...

In 2020, director Hideo Nakata released “Stigmatized Properties,” a shocker based on the nonfiction writings of comedian Tanishi Matsubara describing his experiences living in so-called stigmatized ...

Japanese comedians do crazy stuff to get on TV. In 1998, a comic known as Nasubi was deposited naked in an apartment and told he could exit when he had accumulated ¥1 million in sweepstakes prizes.