An entertainment-education study of stereotypes and prejudice against fat women: An evaluation of Fat Pig

Health Education Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 374-382

  Gesser Edelsburg, Anat ^a   Endevelt, Ronit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

body image; dietitian; entertainment education; fat women; health education; stereotypes and prejudice; theatre; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL VALUE; DIETITIAN ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 83655182936     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896911414043     Document Type: Article

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