Acceptable Prejudice? Fat, Rhetoric and Social Justice

by Lonie McMichael

Fat prejudice is exploding in American society, yet even social justice advocates tend to deny fat individuals protection because fat is seen as unhealthy and permanently changeable -- concepts supported by a great deal of societal belief and very little scientific evidence. Using bell hooks' ideology of domination, Lonie McMichael explores the phenomena of fat prejudice -- from inception to resistance -- through a rhetorical lens. Looking at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597190659
• ISBN13: 9781597190657
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Pearlsong Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"