Current Search: Obesity--Psychological aspects (x)
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Title
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FATNESS: SOCIETAL REACTION AND THE HIGHLY VISIBLE DEVIANT.
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Creator
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GROSCH, RANDY., Florida Atlantic University, Tittle, Charles, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
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Abstract/Description
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Employing the interactionist framework, the fat person was conceived of as a social deviant engaged in the process of building and validating a workable identity. Fat persons were drawn from two theoretical pools reflecting high and low degrees of commitment to the fat role. It was hypothesized that the committed fat subjects would have significant others who approved the fatness. The data clearly supported this assertion. It was further hypothesized that committed fat people would experience...
Show moreEmploying the interactionist framework, the fat person was conceived of as a social deviant engaged in the process of building and validating a workable identity. Fat persons were drawn from two theoretical pools reflecting high and low degrees of commitment to the fat role. It was hypothesized that the committed fat subjects would have significant others who approved the fatness. The data clearly supported this assertion. It was further hypothesized that committed fat people would experience a lesser degree of anxiety and depression than non-committed fats. Directional support was found for this hypothesis. However, considerable male-female differences exist regarding the role of commitment as an anxiety reducer. An hypothesis stating that committed fat people would exhibit a more positive self-concept than their less committed counterparts was not borne out by the data.
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Date Issued
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1973
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13609
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Subject Headings
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Obesity--Psychological aspects, Deviant behavior--Labeling theory, Body image
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Format
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Document (PDF)
