Weight bias: nature,consequences,and remedies/ (Record no. 172766)
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| fixed length control field | 00378nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781593851996 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306.4613 |
| Item number | BRO/W |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Weight bias: nature,consequences,and remedies/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Kelly D Brownell...[et al] |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Year: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | The guilford press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 320 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction: The social, scientific, and human context of prejudice and discrimination based on weight / Kelly D. Brownell --<br/>Nature and extent of weight bias / Part I --<br/>Weight bias in employment / Janna Fikkan and Esther Rothblum --<br/>Bias in health care settings / Anthony N. Fabricatore, Thomas A. Wadden, and Gary D. Foster --<br/>The portrayal of weight in the media and its social impact / Bradley S. Greenberg and Tracy R. Worrell --<br/>Weight bias in a child's world / Janet Latner and Marlene B. Schwartz --<br/>Weight bias in a teen's world / Dianne Neumark-Sztainer and Marla Eisenberg --<br/>Origins, explanations, and measurement / Part II --<br/>Attributions and weight-based prejudice / Christian S. Crandall and April Hortman Reser --<br/>Social consensus and the origins of stigma / Gretchen B. Sechrist and Charles Stangor --<br/>Theories of stigma : limitations and needed directions / Eden B. King, Michelle R. Hebl, and Todd F. Heatherton --<br/>Measurement of bias / Bethany A. Teachman and Robyn K. Mallet --<br/>Consequences of weight bias / Part III --<br/>Effects of weight related teasing in adults / J. Kevin Thompson, Sylvia Herbozo, Susan Himes, and Yuko Yamamiya --<br/>Social consequences of weight bias by partners, friends, and strangers / Jeffrey Sobal --<br/>Self-esteem and the stigma of obesity / Jennifer Crocker and Julie A. Garcia --<br/>Personal reflections on bias, stigma, discrimination, and obesity / Carol A. Johnson --<br/>Remedies / Part IV --<br/>Legal theory on weight discrimination / Elizabeth E. Theran --<br/>Remedies for weight-based discrimination / Sondra Solovay --<br/>Improving medical practice / James L. Early and Judy A. Johnston --<br/>Improving the health care system / Christina C. Wee and Susan Z. Yanovski --<br/>Improving the fitness landscape / Heather O. Chambliss and Steven N. Blair --<br/>Changing media images of weight / Michele Weston and Diane Bliss --<br/>Coping with weight stigma / Rebecca M. Puhl --<br/>Advocacy / Lynn McAfee and Miriam Berg --<br/>Expression of bias against obesity in public policy and its remedies / Morgan Downey --<br/>Summary and concluding remarks / Marlene B. Schwartz and Rebecca M. Puhl. |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 306.4613 BRO/W | P27746 | 05/11/2019 | 05/11/2019 | General Books |