Word: stigmas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This portrait of the student as conformist and joiner provides a dramatic contrast with the bitterly anti-Establishment days of the Viet Nam War and its aftermath. Then, to join a fraternity or sorority--with its typically upper- middle-class stigma and perhaps a bigotry clause or two in the charter--was definitely out. Memberships slumped, while dozens of fraternity and sorority houses closed their doors. "It was 'do your thing,' " recalls Mimi Turrill, 36, a Pi Beta Phi who graduated from the University of Colorado in 1970. "Women's lib was coming to the fore, and sorority women were...
...interesting twist, however, those students who presume to wear their athletic attire after dropping a sport, run the risk of social stigma, not universal adulation...
During the past year, the public has been deluged with misinformation and preoccupied with the stigma of "high-risk groups." In the face of the hysteria, the fears, the reactions and ramifications, the Festival of Life comes as a positive contribution--not trying to explain what has happened or reassure us about the future, but focusing our attention on the present, the reality of what we can do for people in need...
Many gay activists fear that the stigma of AIDS will wipe out almost two decades of progress in homosexual rights. Tales of AIDS-related homophobia abound: in New York City, some diners avoid restaurants that have gay waiters. In Washington, D.C., a doctor requires gays to be tested for AIDS before he will give them hair transplants. In Louisville, city detectives donned rubber gloves before entering a gay bar to check for underage drinkers. Says Ken Vance, director of a gay counseling center in Houston: "It's going to get worse before it gets better. As more people become aware...
...scheduled for Sept. 27, will feature such guest stars as Gene Simmons of Kiss and Peter Allen. The show is also playing a major role (along with such new series as Amazing Stories and The Twilight Zone) in attracting writers and directors who have previously avoided television. "The old stigma against TV is gone now," says Bobby Roth. "A lot of shows are going to sound better, and they are going to look better. And I think Miami Vice is a big reason for that...