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The Stigma of Women's Weight: Social and Economic Realities

Department of Psychology, The University of Vermont, John Dewey Hall, Burlington, Vermont 05405-0134, USA

This article reviews the literature on weight and social stigma. It argues that obese women are both held accountable for their weight and rejected on account of their weight. Secondly, it presents evidence that obese women become downwardly socially mobile because of their weight. Finally, it points to some directions that are necessary for western society to cease its obsession with body weight and consequently improve the life satisfaction and mental health of millions of women.

Feminism & Psychology, Vol. 2, No. 1, 61-73 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/0959353592021005


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