147 pages 21 cm An "excursion into the situation of persons who are unable to conform to standards that society calls normal," including "physically deformed people, ex-mental patients, drug addicts, prostitutes, or those ostracized for other reasons." Stigma and social identity -- Information control and personal identity -- Group alignment and ego identity -- The self and its other -- Deviations and deviance Includes bibliographical references Self-Renewing 2017