Sigma: A sociological perspective

Chris Gurski Stigma Assignment Over the summer I work at a Boy Scout camp in Rockaway New Jersey. I've been working there for about 5 years now and last year we had this one kid on staff named Greg. Greg seemed like you average 15 year old. Though he was a little on the short side when you talked to him you never got the idea that there was anything different about him. Then one day we …

…his sexuality. After reading Stigma I can only imagine what he has to go through a daily basis. In retrospect I feel bad about about judging him over something so trivial. I know what it's like for people not to like me but that I'm sure has something to do with my personality or the way I treat them. I would hate for someone to not like me for something I have no control over.