Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

by Sabrina Strings

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Winner, 2020 Body and Embodiment Best Publication Award, given by the American Sociological Association

Honorable Mention, 2020 Sociology of Sex and Gender Distinguished Book Award, given by the American Sociological Association

How the female body has been racialized for over two hundred years

There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor Black women are particularly stigmatized...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1479886750

ISBN13:9781479886753

Release Date:May 2019

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:0.98 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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