Day 5 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Why does terminology matter surrounding ‘fat’ and ‘obesity’?
Obesity - defines what is normal and desirable within a particular historical and social context. Uses BMI, callipers and scales
Fat - social constructions about relationship between body size and health. State of being
What are examples of dangerous cultural meaning attachments to fat bodies?
Lazy, inactive, out of control, failure, unhealthy, food addiction, cannot manage self, below average intelligence
Why is obesity a disease?
It is a global pandemic. Health is a personal responsibility and public duty to eat well and exercise regularly
What is an autoethography?
Description of a member in the culture
Their first hand experience and feelings
What environment do athletes put their bodies in?
Environment that is open to other peoples opinion and body shaming
Results in
- eating guilt
- appetite regulation
- self - monitoring (mental regulation to lose weight for body to respond)
What are the different forms of surveillance of McMahon’s?
Weight ins
Skin fold tests
Classification measures
Gaze
Skin to win ideology
Self-surveillance
Self regulation
Self control
Willpower
Why are people often obsessed with exercising?
Due to bodily shame
Internalized standards of body acceptance
Ex. 10k steps a day doesn’t mean you are healthy if you succeed this
What does feminist fatness and fitness look like?
Fat can be many things: tissue, symbol, self concept (boobies and bum)
Fatness is associated with femininity and desexualized
Fatness reflects poverty and abundance
Fitness reflects thinness and discipline. The power to do
Is fat and strong or does think and weak body reflect fitness?
Fat is seen as opposite of fit but for women a thin body is not capable of performance and wellness
When do we experience fat stigma and anti fat bias?
In swim suits and gym class
Why is there a difference of body standards between men and women?
Men have a wider range of acceptable body types and have the freedom to self define what they think is fit or fat (dad body).
Standards differ by age, region, and ethnic group
Due to societal standards
Who portrayed the most fatphobic environments in Scott-Dixon’s study?
Physical educators and health promoters have the strongest anti-fat attitudes
What are the 3 points of interests of Scott-dixions study?
Women who had someone label them as fat and impact their self worth
Anti fat attitudes from health educators
Feeling towards being called unfit by women of high fitness levels of fitness and frustration in thin bodies being seen as fit
How should the message of body sizes shift in the upcoming generations?
Sport should embrace and reward big/tall/heavy bodies
Embrace strong rather than seeking thin
Fat friendly fitness spaces
