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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 431-445 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Sociology |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Challenging stereotypes and legitimating fat: An analysis of obese people's views on news media reporting guidelines and promoting body diversity. / HOLLAND, Kate; BLOOD, Warwick; Thomas, Samantha; Lewis, Sophie.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenging stereotypes and legitimating fat: An analysis of obese people's views on news media reporting guidelines and promoting body diversity
AU - HOLLAND, Kate
AU - BLOOD, Warwick
AU - Thomas, Samantha
AU - Lewis, Sophie
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This article contributes to scholarship on the cultural politics of obesity by providing insights into how people considered ‘obese’ think news media reporting should be improved and their views on ideas such as reporting guidelines and promoting body diversity. A thematic analysis of interview data identified the following themes: ‘Challenging stereotypes’, ‘The limits of news’, ‘Individual responsibility’ and ‘Legitimating fat’. These themes capture the divergence in views and reflect differences in how people construct obesity and conceive the influences of media on audiences. Situated in the context of the contested science and news frames surrounding obesity, the analysis also engages with wider debates about the potentially unintended consequences of seeking to challenge stigma. We conclude that media and policy discourses need to reflect a diversity of ways of framing obesity if the views of obese people are to be included
AB - This article contributes to scholarship on the cultural politics of obesity by providing insights into how people considered ‘obese’ think news media reporting should be improved and their views on ideas such as reporting guidelines and promoting body diversity. A thematic analysis of interview data identified the following themes: ‘Challenging stereotypes’, ‘The limits of news’, ‘Individual responsibility’ and ‘Legitimating fat’. These themes capture the divergence in views and reflect differences in how people construct obesity and conceive the influences of media on audiences. Situated in the context of the contested science and news frames surrounding obesity, the analysis also engages with wider debates about the potentially unintended consequences of seeking to challenge stigma. We conclude that media and policy discourses need to reflect a diversity of ways of framing obesity if the views of obese people are to be included
KW - news media
KW - obesity
KW - stigma
U2 - 10.1177/1440783313480395
DO - 10.1177/1440783313480395
M3 - Article
VL - 51
SP - 431
EP - 445
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology
SN - 1440-7833
IS - 2
ER -