Weightism, racism, classism, and sexism: Shared forms of harassment in adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-53

  Bucchianeri, Michaela M ^a   Eisenberg, Marla E ^a,b   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Ethnicity; Harassment; Race; Sexual harassment; Socioeconomic status; Teasing; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSISM; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACISM; SEXISM; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHTISM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RACISM; SEXISM; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84879233131     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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