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Fat shame stigma and the fat body in American culture

Title
Fat shame [electronic resource] : stigma and the fat body in American culture / Amy Erdman Farrell.
Author
Farrell, Amy Erdman.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2011.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 209 p.) : ill., facsims., ports.
Uniform Title
Fat shame (Online)
Alternative Title
Fat shame (Online)
Subject
  • Body image
  • Stigma (Social psychology)
  • Discrimination against overweight persons
  • Physical-appearance-based bias
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-198) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2010047480
OCLC
ssj0000522545
Author
Farrell, Amy Erdman.
Title
Fat shame [electronic resource] : stigma and the fat body in American culture / Amy Erdman Farrell.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-198) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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