Being Fat in a Thin Culture
Abstract
This study is concerned with the meaning of being fat in a culture that values thinness as the ideal body type. Being fat can be seen as a form of social deviance. Possessing the stigma of obesity creates many possibilities in the negotiation of this spoiled identity. The primary object of this study is to describe the meaning of being fat in American culture. A qualitative analysis of the self-reports of individuals who possess the stigma of obesity will be undertaken to ascertain any prevalent generic processes associated with stigma negotiation.
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