Weightism And It's Effects
Shallow Hal observes weightism through 2 different societal ideals. Which are they?
Beauty standards and self perception
What are the two things needed to figure out your own BMI?
Weight and Height
This Pacific Island nation once practiced a "fattening" ritual to promote large, healthy bodies as a symbol of beauty and social status.
What is Tahiti?
Name one social situation where weightism is commonly experienced.
What is workplace?
True or False? Women, especially those who are middle aged or with lower levels of education DON’T experience weight discrimination at significantly higher rates than male peers.
False
As seen in the videos, we observed a moment when Hal is being viewed different because of the women he was currently dating. What type of stigma does Hal experience?
Association stigma
What does BMI Stand for?
Body Mass Index
When individuals are exposed to conflicting cultural beauty standards—like the Western ideal of thinness versus traditional ideals that celebrate fuller figures—this psychological conflict is known as what?
What is cognitive dissonance?
What is the term that describes repeated negative actions such as ridicule and mocking towards an individual due to their weight?
What is bullying/harassment?
List two physical barriers listed from the powerpoint that a person of a bigger size faces
not being able to fit into seats, being stared at, being excluded or ignored, job discrimination and difficulty establishing interpersonal relationships due to weight
Individuals with a higher weight are often seen as less attractive and less sexually desirable because our views come from the concept of?
Perceived controllability
This Belgian mathematician and statistician developed the formula now known as the Body Mass Index (BMI) to study the "average man" in the 19th century.
who is adolphe qutelet?
In countries like South Africa, this demographic group tends to prefer thinner bodies influenced by Western ideals, while rural adolescents are less influenced and maintain traditional beauty standards.
What are urban adolescents?
Which hormone becomes elevated when someone experiences weightism.
What is Cortisol?
Media, diet industry and _____ account for North American ideals of physical attractiveness, which emphasize thinness as central to feminine beauty.
Fashion Industry