Mike Michael

Devaluation and Revaluation as Dynamic Social Processes: The Case of Psychedelic Stigma.

Sociology of Health & Illness May 1, 2026 Hannah Farrimond, Mike Michael

Stigma is a form of social devaluation, eliciting shame, disgust and othering. Most theorisation of stigma has focused on devaluation and stigmatisation; this paper identifies and expands on the concept of 'revaluation', defined as the positive revision of previously derogated social objects as part of ongoing stigma trajectories. To do so, we draw on 'stigma mutation' theory, which highlights...