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When Stigma Doesn’t Transfer: Uber and taxi drivers, Canada

When Stigma Doesn’t Transfer: Stigma Deflection and Occupational Stratification in the Sharing Economy Peer-reviewed research by: Kam Phung,  Sean Buchanan,  Madeline Toubiana,  Trish Ruebottom,  and Luciana Turchick-Hakak Abstract Research has suggested that when an occupation is stigmatized, new occupational members will assume the stigma of incumbents because stigma transfers. Yet, current research does not account for shifts in the […]

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High costs of the gluten-free diet

There are physical, emotional, and financial implications to going gluten-free. While a diagnosis of Celiac disease, followed by strict adherence to the gluten-free diet, aims to improve physical health, gluten-free living comes with some hidden (and some not-so-hidden) costs. There is a significant financial cost to managing and maintaining a strict gluten-free diet; the gluten-free

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