Open AccessMateriell og profesjonell stigmatisering av mennesker med sykelig overvekt
Author(s) -
Wenche Skeivoll Christiansen,
Tor-Ivar Karlsen,
Inger Beate Larsen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1891-2982
pISSN - 1504-3614
DOI - 10.7557/14.4195
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , feeling , intervention (counseling) , obesity , rehabilitation , health professionals , psychology , health care , nursing , medicine , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , social psychology , political science , law
The aim of this study is to show how people suffering from severe obesity mightexperience stigmatization. We interviewed 6 persons recruited from aNorwegian rehabilitation center, specialized in lifestyle intervention in severeobesity. We found that the participants suffering from severe obese experiencedstigmatization and thus felt that they a) did not fit into the materiel world and b)experienced a lack of respect from health care professionals. The results arediscussed according to how contemporary symbols are embedded in oursurroundings and in our bodies. The conclusion underlines severe obesity as acomplex problem which is strengthened by rooms and interior designed for idealsizes. The prejudices that health care professionals express worsen thesepatients feeling of stigma. We refer to this as material and professionalstigmatization.