Weighing Ourselves Down
2015 ◽
Vol 4
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pp. 51-69
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Bodyweight—the number on the scale—has been constructed as an objective measure of health, and weight loss as synonymous with healthier. Weight has been used as a way of classifying and controlling people, ignoring the embodied, relational, and cultural meanings attached to health and weight. Instead, these subjective experiences are lumped into a numerical category. Our society's obsession with weight is weighing us down and most of us should toss out our scales. Scale stories offer a departure from canonical narratives about physical health and body image by emphasizing emotions and lived experiences instead of bodyweight and numerical categories.
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2000 ◽
Vol 90
(2)
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pp. 453-456
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2019 ◽
Vol 44
(1)
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pp. 107-109
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2019 ◽
Vol 13
(6)
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pp. 284-290