Fat shame : stigma and the fat body in American culture /

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To be fat hasn't always occasioned the level of hysteria that this condition receives today and indeed was once considered an admirable trait. Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture explores this arc, from veneration to shame, examining the historic roots of our contemporary anx...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Farrell, Amy Erdman (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : New York University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Body image.
Stigma (Social psychology)
Discrimination against overweight persons.
Physical-appearance-based bias.
Social Stigma
Body Image
Stereotyping
Image du corps.
Stigmatisation (Psychologie sociale)
Discrimination à l'égard des personnes en surpoids.
Discrimination fondée sur l'apparence physique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Body image
Discrimination against overweight persons
Physical-appearance-based bias
Übergewicht
Stigmatisierung
Diskriminierung
Kultur
Übergewicht.
Kultur.
Stigmatisierung.
Diskriminierung.
Övervikt > sociala aspekter > Förenta staterna.
United States
USA
USA.
Multi-User
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Considering fat shame
  • Fat, modernity, and the problem of excess
  • Fat and the un-civilized body
  • Feminism, citizenship, and fat stigma
  • Narrating fat shame
  • Refusing to apologize
  • Conclusion: "The horror! The horror!"

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