Do Parental Bonds Break Anti-fat Stereotyping?: Parental Work Ethic Ideology and Disease Concerns Predict Bias Against Heavyweight Children

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 721-729

  Kenrick, Andreana C ^a   Shapiro, Jenessa R ^b   Neuberg, Steven L ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

family; interpersonal relationships; prejudice stereotyping; stereotypes; stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885639750     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550613479805     Document Type: Article

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