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The Contribution of Applied Social Sciences to Obesity Stigma-Related Public Health Approaches
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Obesity is viewed as a major public health concern, and obesity stigma is pervasive.
Such marginalization renders obese persons a “special population.” Weight bias arises in part due to popular sources’ attribution of obesity causation to individual lifestyle factors.
This may not accurately reflect the experiences of obese individuals or their perspectives on health and quality of life.
A powerful role may exist for applied social scientists, such as anthropologists or sociologists, in exploring the lived and embodied experiences of this largely discredited population.
This novel research may aid in public health intervention planning.
Through these studies, applied social scientists could help develop a nonstigmatizing, salutogenic approach to public health that accurately reflects the health priorities of all individuals.
Such an approach would call upon applied social science’s strengths in investigating the mundane, problematizing the “taken for granted” and developing emic (insiders’) understandings of marginalized populations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bombak, Andrea E.. 2014. The Contribution of Applied Social Sciences to Obesity Stigma-Related Public Health Approaches. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042332
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bombak, Andrea E.. The Contribution of Applied Social Sciences to Obesity Stigma-Related Public Health Approaches. Journal of Obesity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042332
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bombak, Andrea E.. The Contribution of Applied Social Sciences to Obesity Stigma-Related Public Health Approaches. Journal of Obesity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042332
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042332