Weight Sigma
Psychological and Social Consequences
Weight Loss Efforts
In-Group Devaluation
Living With Obesity-Australian Context
Rating of Overweight vs. Avg. Weight
Rating of Glasses vs. No Glasses
Rating of Overweight vs. Avg. Weight Fictional Character by Participants
Rating of Fictional Character Wearing Glasses Vs. No Glasses by Participants
Weight stigma is discrimination or categorizing based on an individual's weight, especially in case of very huge people. Weight bias is quiet prevalent in western culture. Weight bias results in unequal biased opportunities in employment, health-care and educational institutes. The basic reason for this biased attitude towards obese people is the negative stereotype that such people are lazy, demotivated, has poor willpower and is less competent. These stereotypes are prevalent to the extent that no one cares to challenge them, thus, leaving overweight and obese persons defenseless to social inequality, biased treatment, and weakened quality of life as a result of considerable...
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