Fatness, discrimination and classism: a study in youth from santiago de chile

We present the results related to the construction of fatness and its relationship with social classes. Fat is constituted as a condition that defines the person as anxious, lazy and deformed, which justifies the action of discrimination. The attributes by which fat people are excluded coincide with those historically used to discriminate against the poor, hence we conclude that it constitutes a new form of classism.
Source: Psicologia e Sociedade - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research