Why Weight Matters in Social Work: Addressing Body Shaming in the Social Justice Community
Alarmist messages surrounding the obesity epidemic have influenced many in the social justice community to adopt a combative stance against the purported “fat explosion.” However, by aligning itself with the corporate interests, biased research, and buried prejudices driving the nation’s fear of fat...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Columbia Social Work Review |
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| Online Access: | https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D85B0CB2/download |