Open AccessWeight Bias in the Media: A Review of Recent Research
Author(s) -
Rhean. Ata,
J. Kevin Thompson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000276547
Subject(s) - psycinfo , overweight , weight stigma , newspaper , medicine , harm , mass media , the internet , obesity , medline , social psychology , psychology , advertising , media studies , sociology , political science , law , business , world wide web , computer science
There is ample evidence that overweight and obese individuals are stigmatized in various forms of media. This weight bias is particularly disconcerting when it targets children and adolescents.
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