what does doffer mean in english? Doffer A doffer is someone who clears full bobbins, pirns or spindles holding spun fiber such as cotton or wool from a spinning frame and replaces them with empty ones.
Many of us donât even realise that in our day to day behaviour and language we are discriminating against some groups of people such as those with a learning disability. It is impossible to measure the impact that stigma has on individuals or the hurt it creates for people.
Seeing people with HIV and AIDS as an economic burden to the family may be considered stigma, but in this context, it can be a very real problem. â When someone is sick and the family is poor, there are talks over what to eat, small things which need money. This brings problems in the family.