This essay has as its main premise the otherness of overweight and obese people in our society. It claims that people whose size is considered too big in the eyes of society are excluded and bullied, since they are perceived as unfit and even threatening, from a very early age; this exclusion may be done verbally as well as physically; it crosses boundaries of gender, race, skin-color, nationality and origin of different social groups.
The essay explores mainly the social aspects of this problem, as well as its sources and reasons. It clearly indicates that the phenomenon of exclusion of people with bigger-body-size and shape than the one seen as appropriate by society does not start at school and at the time of adolescence, as many people think, nor is it caused by the media. On the contrary, we claim that this exclusion starts at the home, within the family, and is already expressed at the age of three or four. Furthermore, there are indications that this exclusion seems to stem from deep, ideological and religious roots.
LIST OF CONTENTS:
Overweight, Obesity & Bullying: ABSTRACT
Introduction
Part one: The Problem
Part two: Some Possible Solutions
Conclusion
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