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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Behavior > Social Behavior > Prejudice > Weight Prejudice
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Psychology, Social > Prejudice > Weight Prejudice
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Social > Prejudice > Weight Prejudice

Preferred term

Weight Prejudice  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Anti Fat Bias
  • Anti-Fat Bias
  • Bias, Anti-Fat
  • Bias, Fat
  • Bias, Obesity
  • Fat Bias
  • Fat Phobia
  • Fatphobia
  • Fat Phobias
  • Fatphobias
  • Obesity Bias
  • Phobia, Fat
  • Phobias, Fat

Scope note

  • Negative attitudes towards and beliefs about others because of their weight. These negative attitudes are manifested by stereotypes and/or prejudice towards people with weight over or under a cultural norm.

History note

  • 2020

In other languages

  • painoennakkoluulot

    Finnish

  • ennakkoluulo painon takia
  • ennakkoluulo painon vuoksi
  • ennakkoluulot painon takia
  • ennakkoluulot painon vuoksi
  • painoennakkoluulo
  • Fördomar om vikt

    Swedish

  • Viktdiskriminering
  • Viktfördomar

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000079322

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