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Placing Stigma in Context

Posted on December 6, 2013 by James Vela-McConnell

As a social psychologist—and unlike an organizational sociologist—I am curious to explore the processes by which an organization is stigmatized. In the context of the clergy sex abuse scandal and cover-up within the Catholic Church, individual priests, bishops, cardinals, and … Continue reading →

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Beyond a Doubt

Posted on November 19, 2013 by James Vela-McConnell

In the beginning of the movie Doubt (2008), the priest gives a sermon on that topic, saying that people can unite in doubt as much as they unite in certainty.  The main character, a nun who is the principal of the Catholic … Continue reading →

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