Sizeism

Cat Pausé; Deborah Lupton; Tayla Cadigan; Vicki Hutton; Susan Sisko

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-55427-9_9

Sizeism

Cat Pausé
, Deborah Lupton
, Tayla Cadigan
, Vicki Hutton
, Susan Sisko

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

People who are considered to be overweight or obese (as the medical terms have it) or fat (as many fat activists prefer to call their body size) suffer discrimination and humiliation (Lupton D. What does fat discrimination look like? The conversation. 3 Jan 2013. Retrieved from). Being fat is a stigmatised condition and living as a fat person often includes being treated with disdain and disregard. People living with fat stigma impacts how they experience being in the world, including how they interact with healthcare professionals and their access to healthcare. Community attitudes and experiences of discrimination inevitably impact on a person's ability to live well. The relationship between fat stigma and mental health is examined, and further brought into focus through scholarly discourse and personal experiences. Experiential activities where the learner can question and challenge stereotypes, their own perceptions and gain a better understanding of environmental, social and systemic issues faced by people living with fat stigma conclude this chapter.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multicultural Responsiveness in Counselling and Psychology: Working with Australian Populations
Editors	Vicki Hutton, Susan Sisko
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	241-258
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030554279
ISBN (Print)	9783030554262
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55427-9_9
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2020

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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

counseling
discrimination
overweight persons
psychology

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Sizeism

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