People who have been negatively labeled by formal or informal institutions as a result of their participation, or alleged participation, in deviant or outlawed behaviors are thought to be:

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Camille Banks

11 November, 05:59

People who have been negatively labeled by formal or informal institutions as a result of their participation, or alleged participation, in deviant or outlawed behaviors are thought to be:

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Dylan Bailey · Answer 1

Stigmatized.

Explanation:

Stigma is an act of the society to a person or a group of people to discredit them from the society. It is a degrading attitude of society towards these people. The society discredit a person or a group of people based on their caste, color, creed, religion, etc. Stigma promotes inequality and violation of the human rights of such people.

So according to the definition, a person who has been negatively labeled because of any outlawed behavior is stigmatized.