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... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > sociological issues > intergroup relations > weightism
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > sociological issues > intergroup relations > weightism
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > intergroup relations > weightism
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > intergroup relations > weightism
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > intergroup relations > weightism
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > intergroup relations > weightism
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > intergroup relations > weightism
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > groups, teams, and teamwork > intergroup relations > weightism
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > cognitions and feelings > weightism

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weightism  

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  • Weightism involves negative attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people on the basis of their weight. Although in the developing world there is some bias against thin people, the most common form of weightism is bias against people who are heavier than average. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Weightism]

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