Includes web resources. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Close to home : family, housing and neighbours -- Getting personal : friendships, intimate relationships and childcare -- It's not working : discrimination and employment -- By a process of exclusion : discrimination in civil and social life -- Harmful helpers : discrimination in health and social care -- Profiting from prejudice : mental illness in the media -- Danger or disinformation : the facts about violence and mental illness -- 'Why try?' : self-stigmatisation and anticipated discrimination -- From stigma to ignorance, prejudice and discrimination -- What works to reduce discrimination? : challenges for service users -- What works to reduce discrimination? : challenges for everyone.
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