Browsing Honors College by Author "Carels, Robert A."
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The Weight of Words: How Word Choice Impacts the Perception of Weight Stigma in Various Settings
Muse, Emily (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Weight stigma is the systematic stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against people based on their weight (Link & Phelan, 2001). Weight stigma has been extensively researched as a function of the setting of an ...