Book: Fat Phobia Arose from Racism and Religion
Book: Fat Phobia Arose from Racism and Religion
- August 21, 2019
- Sabrina Strings, sociology, The Good Men Project, Aug. 21, 2019
In Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia ... Sabrina Strings, assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine discusses the stigma of larger—primarily female—body types and how deep racial and religious roots, rather than health concerns, led Western society to favor the lean.
For the full story, please visit https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/book-fat-phobia-arose-from-racism-and-religion/.
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