Fat Talk
Subtitle: A Feminist Perspective
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781476673042
Subjects: Body image; Self-esteem in women; Sex discrimination against women; Body weight
Description: "Women have unintentionally become their own worst enemies through their engagement in 'fat talk'--critical dialogue about one's own physical appearance, and 'body snarking' or criticism towards other women's bodies. This book reviews and analyzes the origins and effects of fat talk and body snarking, and provides potential solutions that include evidence-based personal therapies and community interventions"--