According to the typology spelled out in Erving Goffman’s book Stigma--and according to most sociologists of deviance as well--in contemporary America, blemishes of individual character include:
(a) alcoholism
(b) physical deformities
(c) blindness
(d) being Jewish
(e) none of the above

Erving Goffman was a sociologist who has written a book in 1963 named "Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity ". the book was about the stigma and tells about the stigmatized person. stigmatized people were those who don't have the full acceptance from society and struggling to adjust themselves in the social identity. these people were mainly physically deformed people, mental patients, drug addicts, prostitutes, etc.

According to the typology spelled out in Erving Goffman’s book Stigma--and according to most sociologists of deviance as well--in contemporary America, blemishes of individual character include: (a) alcoholism (b) physical deformities (c) blindness (d) being Jewish (e) none of the above

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According to the typology spelled out in Erving Goffman’s book Stigma--and according to most sociologists of deviance as well--in contemporary America, blemishes of individual character include:
(a) alcoholism
(b) physical deformities
(c) blindness
(d) being Jewish
(e) none of the above