Addressing core questions about prejudice and stereoty**--their causes, consequences,
and how to reduce them--this noted text is now in a thoroughly revised third edition with 50 …

Current literature on non-idealized models seems to offer mixed evidence on whether such
models generate a positive body image and increase advertising effectiveness. To closely …

This study explores female representation in Brazilian print advertising to reveal who the
missing women are (ie the least common portrayals) and how this lack of representation can …

Weight-based oppression, including negative attitudes about body weight, and harassment,
stigma, and discrimination based on body weight, is a widespread phenomenon that leads …

An increasing number of studies are evidencing relationships between the drive for
muscularity and potentially harmful behavioral strategies, such as unhealthy dieting and …

Exposure to fitspiration (images of thin, active women) on Instagram has been shown to be
associated with body dissatisfaction, but fitspiration's effect on weight bias has not been …

This study examined associations among the objective and subjective comparisons of one's
own body versus thin media models, media pressure, internalization, and body satisfaction …

Abstract Background and Objectives Eating disorders are often linked to the internalization
of the thin-ideal and weight stigma. The present exploratory study investigates the effects of …

Non-stigmatizing depictions of plus-size lovers of fashion are not easily found in traditional
mass media, but in social media, fat fashion enthusiasts can readily be found. The purpose …

This thesis aims to examine obesity stigma in the workplace, both the evidence for, and
experience of, obesity stigma. In the context of rising rates of obesity there is an increasing …