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______ refers to blemishes that discredit a person's claim to a normal identity. a. Crime b. Norm c. Deviance d. Stigma. d. Stigma.

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Answer: D. Stigma

Explanation: Erving Goffman used “stigma” to refer to attributes that discredit one's claim to a “normal” identity; a stigma (e.g., blindness, mental handicaps, facial birthmarks)defines a person's master status, superceding all other statuses the person occupies.

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