Challenging "Size Matters" Messages: An Exploration of the Experiences of Critical Obesity Scholars in Higher Education

Autor/in	Cameron, Erin
Titel	Challenging "Size Matters" Messages: An Exploration of the Experiences of Critical Obesity Scholars in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 46 (2016) 2, S.111-126 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0316-1218
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Scholarship; Health Promotion; Higher Education; Semi Structured Interviews; Human Body; Foreign Countries; Stereotypes; College Faculty; Teaching Methods; Communities of Practice; Social Attitudes; Social Justice; Consciousness Raising; Social Discrimination; Resistance (Psychology); Intellectual Disciplines; Interdisciplinary Approach; Sciences; Social Sciences; Humanities; Australia; Canada; New Zealand; United Kingdom (England); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Scholarships; Stipendium; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Menschlicher Körper; Ausland; Klischee; Fakultät; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Community; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Bewusstseinsbildung; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Resistenz; Geisteswissenschaften; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Science; Wissenschaft; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Australien; Kanada; Neuseeland; USA
Abstract	Given that postsecondary institutions are increasingly seen as sites to promote health, critical scholars are calling attention to how the contemporary Western weight-centred health paradigm reinforces a "size matters" message that is fueling harmful attitudes towards and judgments of bodies. As such, research that highlights strategies to promote safe teaching and learning environments for students and faculty, regardless of body shape and size, is of utmost importance. Through 26 participant interviews, this study examines the experiences of critical obesity scholars who teach courses that engage critical approaches to obesity, fatness, and body size. The findings of this study shed light on the developing field of critical obesity scholarship, the types of challenges faced by critical obesity scholars in higher education, and how these scholars are building community as a way of coping with challenges facing the emerging field. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://csshe-scees.ca/publications/canadian-journal-of-higher-education/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01