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Weight bias: nature,consequences,and remedies/ Kelly D Brownell...[et al]

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TextPublication details: New Year: The guilford press, 2005Description: 320 pISBN: 9781593851996DDC classification: 306.4613

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Introduction: The social, scientific, and human context of prejudice and discrimination based on weight / Kelly D. Brownell -- Nature and extent of weight bias / Part I -- Weight bias in employment / Janna Fikkan and Esther Rothblum -- Bias in health care settings / Anthony N. Fabricatore, Thomas A. Wadden, and Gary D. Foster -- The portrayal of weight in the media and its social impact / Bradley S. Greenberg and Tracy R. Worrell -- Weight bias in a child's world / Janet Latner and Marlene B. Schwartz -- Weight bias in a teen's world / Dianne Neumark-Sztainer and Marla Eisenberg -- Origins, explanations, and measurement / Part II -- Attributions and weight-based prejudice / Christian S. Crandall and April Hortman Reser -- Social consensus and the origins of stigma / Gretchen B. Sechrist and Charles Stangor -- Theories of stigma : limitations and needed directions / Eden B. King, Michelle R. Hebl, and Todd F. Heatherton -- Measurement of bias / Bethany A. Teachman and Robyn K. Mallet -- Consequences of weight bias / Part III -- Effects of weight related teasing in adults / J. Kevin Thompson, Sylvia Herbozo, Susan Himes, and Yuko Yamamiya -- Social consequences of weight bias by partners, friends, and strangers / Jeffrey Sobal -- Self-esteem and the stigma of obesity / Jennifer Crocker and Julie A. Garcia -- Personal reflections on bias, stigma, discrimination, and obesity / Carol A. Johnson -- Remedies / Part IV -- Legal theory on weight discrimination / Elizabeth E. Theran -- Remedies for weight-based discrimination / Sondra Solovay -- Improving medical practice / James L. Early and Judy A. Johnston -- Improving the health care system / Christina C. Wee and Susan Z. Yanovski -- Improving the fitness landscape / Heather O. Chambliss and Steven N. Blair -- Changing media images of weight / Michele Weston and Diane Bliss -- Coping with weight stigma / Rebecca M. Puhl -- Advocacy / Lynn McAfee and Miriam Berg -- Expression of bias against obesity in public policy and its remedies / Morgan Downey -- Summary and concluding remarks / Marlene B. Schwartz and Rebecca M. Puhl.

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Introduction: The social, scientific, and human context of prejudice and discrimination based on weight / Kelly D. Brownell --
Nature and extent of weight bias / Part I --
Weight bias in employment / Janna Fikkan and Esther Rothblum --
Bias in health care settings / Anthony N. Fabricatore, Thomas A. Wadden, and Gary D. Foster --
The portrayal of weight in the media and its social impact / Bradley S. Greenberg and Tracy R. Worrell --
Weight bias in a child's world / Janet Latner and Marlene B. Schwartz --
Weight bias in a teen's world / Dianne Neumark-Sztainer and Marla Eisenberg --
Origins, explanations, and measurement / Part II --
Attributions and weight-based prejudice / Christian S. Crandall and April Hortman Reser --
Social consensus and the origins of stigma / Gretchen B. Sechrist and Charles Stangor --
Theories of stigma : limitations and needed directions / Eden B. King, Michelle R. Hebl, and Todd F. Heatherton --
Measurement of bias / Bethany A. Teachman and Robyn K. Mallet --
Consequences of weight bias / Part III --
Effects of weight related teasing in adults / J. Kevin Thompson, Sylvia Herbozo, Susan Himes, and Yuko Yamamiya --
Social consequences of weight bias by partners, friends, and strangers / Jeffrey Sobal --
Self-esteem and the stigma of obesity / Jennifer Crocker and Julie A. Garcia --
Personal reflections on bias, stigma, discrimination, and obesity / Carol A. Johnson --
Remedies / Part IV --
Legal theory on weight discrimination / Elizabeth E. Theran --
Remedies for weight-based discrimination / Sondra Solovay --
Improving medical practice / James L. Early and Judy A. Johnston --
Improving the health care system / Christina C. Wee and Susan Z. Yanovski --
Improving the fitness landscape / Heather O. Chambliss and Steven N. Blair --
Changing media images of weight / Michele Weston and Diane Bliss --
Coping with weight stigma / Rebecca M. Puhl --
Advocacy / Lynn McAfee and Miriam Berg --
Expression of bias against obesity in public policy and its remedies / Morgan Downey --
Summary and concluding remarks / Marlene B. Schwartz and Rebecca M. Puhl.

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