Fat Talk
A Feminist Perspective
Seiten
2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7304-2 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7304-2 (ISBN)
Argues that women have unintentionally become their own worst enemies through their engagement in “fat talk” and “body snarking”. This book reviews and analyses the origins and effects of fat talk and body shaming, and provides potential solutions that include evidence-based personal therapies and community interventions.
Women have unintentionally become their own worst enemies through their engagement in "fat talk"--critical dialogue about one's own physical appearance, and "body snarking" or criticism towards other women's bodies. Not only does this harsh judgment pervade our psyches and societies, it also contributes to the glass ceiling in a variety of professions, including politics representing feminist activism. This book reviews and analyzes the origins and effects of fat talk and body snarking, and provides potential solutions that include evidence-based personal therapies and community interventions.
Women have unintentionally become their own worst enemies through their engagement in "fat talk"--critical dialogue about one's own physical appearance, and "body snarking" or criticism towards other women's bodies. Not only does this harsh judgment pervade our psyches and societies, it also contributes to the glass ceiling in a variety of professions, including politics representing feminist activism. This book reviews and analyzes the origins and effects of fat talk and body snarking, and provides potential solutions that include evidence-based personal therapies and community interventions.
Denise Martz is a clinical health psychologist in the Kulynych/Cline Distinguished Professorship at Appalachian State University. She has been publishing her scientific work on fat talk with colleagues and students for the past twelve years. She also has a small private practice in her community.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. The Evolution of Fat Talk
2. The Culture of Fat Talk
3. When Fat Talk Got a Name
4. What Are the Known Consequences of Fat Talk?
5. Who Are the Fat Talkers?
6. Invasion of Body Snarking: Our Culture, Healthcare, and Feminist Politics
7. “Other Women Like Fat Talk, But I Don’t!”
8. Feminism and the Personal Effects of Fat Talk
9. Feminism Targeting the Feminine Enemies in Our Culture
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.05.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 277 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7304-7 / 1476673047 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7304-2 / 9781476673042 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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