TY - JOUR
T1 - Conceptualising ‘Within-Group Stigmatisation’ among High-Status Workers
AU - Bamber, Matthew
AU - McCormack, John
AU - Lyons, Brent J
PY - 2023/6/1
Y1 - 2023/6/1
N2 - This article explores the identity challenges facing teaching-only faculty (TOF), whose occupational self-perceptions are fundamentally contradicted by the way institutional others perceive them. We show how this manifests into a set of stigmatising practices and processes across two dimensions: contact (informal messaging) and contract (formal messaging). The sense of being unjustly stigmatised is amplified because the teaching-only role is generally seen as high-status by outsiders, and the work itself is relatively free from real or metaphorical dirt. Hence, we propose the concept of within-group stigmatisation. Next, we shine light on the implications of this form of occupational stigmatisation through the lens of organisational (dis)identification. In contrast to theoretical expectations, the analysis of our extensive survey and interview data shows that TOF identify with their role but disidentify with the organisation. Finally, we reflect on the importance and broader applicability of our concept of within-group occupational stigmatisation.
AB - This article explores the identity challenges facing teaching-only faculty (TOF), whose occupational self-perceptions are fundamentally contradicted by the way institutional others perceive them. We show how this manifests into a set of stigmatising practices and processes across two dimensions: contact (informal messaging) and contract (formal messaging). The sense of being unjustly stigmatised is amplified because the teaching-only role is generally seen as high-status by outsiders, and the work itself is relatively free from real or metaphorical dirt. Hence, we propose the concept of within-group stigmatisation. Next, we shine light on the implications of this form of occupational stigmatisation through the lens of organisational (dis)identification. In contrast to theoretical expectations, the analysis of our extensive survey and interview data shows that TOF identify with their role but disidentify with the organisation. Finally, we reflect on the importance and broader applicability of our concept of within-group occupational stigmatisation.
KW - occupational stigma
KW - organisational (dis)identification
KW - within-group stigma
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/25cd8868-4319-3607-8760-2cbebc026bef/
U2 - 10.1177/09500170211041287
DO - 10.1177/09500170211041287
M3 - Article
SN - 0950-0170
VL - 37
SP - 757
EP - 775
JO - Work, Employment and Society
JF - Work, Employment and Society
IS - 3
ER -