Word: stigmas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...could only eradicate the stigma, the fear, the misconceptions. The social stigma, the ostracism, causes more problems than the disease itself...
...eradicate that stigma, Louis Boudreaux has worked as a journalist for 22 years. However, he has never had to worry about job discrimination, because he found fruitful employment within the confines of Carville...
Such gallows humor has all but disappeared now. Fears of instant contagion are gone, at least among people who know better, though the stigma surrounding leprosy remains. Boudreaux has seen the changes, kept record of them in his magazine, and done what he can to remove the stigma...
Still, the stigma of a low SAT score can stay with a person all his life. In many ways, SAT scores act as a status symbol, something to show off. But their value is questionable. The debate--call it war--over testing is apparently just heating up and will probably continue for many years. It is unclear what will result from the controversy, but most likely the public will begin to scrutinize tests and their results more closely than ever before...