A moral career according to Erving Goffman is one in which “people who have a particular stigma tend to have similar learning experiences about their predicament and similar changes in self-concept.” An example of this trait from Stigma is the blind woman Domenica, who was at the beach and was thought to be sleeping at the time, and overheard one of her friends say that he liked her, however he would never date a blind girl. Before that situation he didn't realize that being blind was such a terrible, inconceivable condition. Her family and relatives most likely protected her from learning that being blind would prevent her from having certain opportunities and limit her enjoyment and quality of life in that matter. Another example from the book is the person who suffered from cerebral palsy. The stigmatized person in this situation reveals how they have been protected their whole life, even having to go out into the “real world”. By real world I'm referring to applying for jobs in the corporate world. They explain how “Looking for a job was like being faced with a firing squad” and how “employers were shocked that I had the courage to apply for the job.” Personally, reading this made me realize that having a serious condition is not the worst of the stigmatized person's problems, but it is how they are treated by so-called "normals", in their attempt to fit in and advance in society. The roles of institutions in the social structure, such as a family, is to make the stigmatized person feel as if they are no different from a person who does not suffer from a stigma, or an obvious one for that matter. It appears that the government also plays a role in comforting the stigmatized. For example, not long ago, the government of New Jersey... middle of the paper... with a positive result in this respect. After becoming president he had the opportunity to use his power to raise awareness about the disease. Moral career is what happens when a stigmatized person understands their stigma and is protected growing up, and then loses that protective feeling when they are thrown into prison. real world. This is something that people considered “normal” still have to deal with in some way. For example, some of the students I went to high school with were bullied by others simply because the bully felt he could get away with it. The book also mentions that there are numerous corrective surgeries for people with physical deformities, to get rid of their stigma and improve their lives. However, once the intervention is completed, the person realizes that being a stigma-free person is not the peaceful life they thought it would be..