Background: Fat people are subjected to oppression including medical “obesity” rhetoric and fat discrimination which may affect their ability to experience an embodied relationship with their bodies.
Aims: The aim of this study was to discover how self-identified fat female-bodied people understand their relationship with their bodies.
Methods: Six participants were recruited for semi-structured interviews which were then analyzed in a constant comparative method.
Findings: Five themes emerged from the data: dehumanization, acceptance of (the fat) body, empowerment, resistance, and dis<-->embodiment. Relationship with (the fat) body was identified by the participants as fraught with tension in a context that involves considering the positionality of “non-normative’ bodies, the value and importance of community, and a high degree of effort. / Thesis / Master of Social Work (MSW)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/24710 |
| Date | 22 November 2018 |
| Creators | McCrindle, Katie |
| Contributors | Fudge Schormans, Ann, Social Work |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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