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Culture, health, and bigotry: How exposure to cultural accounts of fatness shape attitudes about health risk, health policies, and weight-based prejudice

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  • Frederick, David A.
  • Saguy, Abigail C.
  • Gruys, Kjerstin

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We conducted three experiments to examine how cultural frames shape attitudes about health, focusing on obesity, which is considered a public health crisis and is imbued with symbolic meaning.

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  • Frederick, David A. & Saguy, Abigail C. & Gruys, Kjerstin, 2016. "Culture, health, and bigotry: How exposure to cultural accounts of fatness shape attitudes about health risk, health policies, and weight-based prejudice," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 271-279.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:165:y:2016:i:c:p:271-279
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.031
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