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Melina Aikaterini Malli
Melina Aikaterini Malli is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, UK. She specialises in social inclusion, identity, and integrated care, with a focus on stigma and disability, particularly Tourette’s syndrome. She has led and co-led social care projects, published extensively in disability studies, and holds a doctorate from the Tizard Centre, University of Kent.
Rachel Forrester-Jones is Full Professor and Director of the School of Health Studies,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, Canada. Her research focuses on disability and social inclusion. A qualified Barrister, she also studies legal issues in relation to vulnerable groups. She was Professor and Director of the Tizard Centre (Kent), the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy (University of Bath), and Head of Bath’s Department of Social Policy Sciences.
Tourette’s Syndrome, Stigma, and Society’s Jests
This book explores the profound and multifaceted impact of stigma on individuals with Tourette’s syndrome. It critically examines how stigma, rooted in historical misconceptions continues to shape societal perceptions and attitudes, and marginalises those with the condition across education, employment, media, and interpersonal relationships.
Tourette’s Syndrome, Stigma, and Society’s Jests
This book explores the profound and multifaceted impact of stigma on individuals with Tourette’s syndrome. It critically examines how stigma, rooted in historical misconceptions continues to shape societal perceptions and attitudes, and marginalises those with the condition across education, employment, media, and interpersonal relationships.