Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture by Amy Erdman Farrell

Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture

Amy Erdman Farrell

219 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction feminism sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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To be fat hasn’t always occasioned the level of hysteria that this condition receives today and indeed was once considered an admirable trait. Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture explores this arc, from veneration to shame, exam...

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