Stigmas pervade organizational life. A stigma is a discrediting social evaluation that
devalues an individual or group. We review research on stigmatized work and stigmatized …

This article reviews the growing literature on dirty work, ie, work that is seen as disgusting or
degrading and argues for a more “embodied” understanding of such work. It points to a …

One of the most continually vexing problems in society is the variability with which citizens
support endeavors that are designed to help a great number of people. In this article, we …

Entrepreneurs work not only in socially accepted and valued domains but also in highly
contested, stigmatized industries. Despite the extreme constraints of working in stigmatized …

This article considers how and why people work with difficult emotions. Extending Hughes'
typology of the physical, social and moral taints that constitute 'dirty work', the article …

Research has suggested that when an occupation is stigmatized, new occupational
members will assume the stigma of incumbents because stigma transfers. Yet, current …

Although research has established that it is often difficult for individuals engaged in dirty
work to adjust to stigma and the attributes giving rise to stigma, little theory or empirical work …

The Dark Side of Emotional Labour explores the work that the rest of society would rather
not think about, the often unseen work that is emotionally disturbing, exhausting, upsetting …

Dirty work involves tasks that are stigmatized owing to characteristics that the public finds
disgusting, degrading, or objectionable. Conservation of resources theory suggests such …

It has been argued in this journal that sociologists can make an important contribution to the
understanding of why workers report feeling satisfied with their work, particularly where job …