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Weight Bias in Schools and How Physical Educators Can Assist in Its Demise
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Ehlert, Chris; Marston, Rip; Fontana, Fabio; Waldron, Jennifer – Physical Educator, 2015
One of the unfortunate side effects of the current global obesity pandemic is an increasing anti-fat bias toward overweight and obese individuals. The teaching profession is not immune from having its members included in the ranks of those possessing negative stereotypes associated with overweight or obese individuals. We provide the reader with a…
Descriptors: Obesity, Social Bias, Body Weight, Literature Reviews