Deck 8: Understanding Obesity Stereotypes and Weightism

Question 1

Obese and nonobese female applicants to college are treated equally.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which is NOT consistent with the current research regarding portrayals of overweight and obese people on television?

A)Obese characters have appropriate representation on television.
B)Obese characters on television tend to be the butt of jokes.
C)Obese characters on television tend to make negative comments about their own size.
D)Obese characters on television tend to be portrayed as unhappy or unattractive.

Answer 2

Obese characters have appropriate representation on television.

Question 3

Obese stereotypes operate at both automatic and controlled levels.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to research,in 1998,obese women's earning power was about ______ of their thin counterpart.

A)90%
B)75%
C)60%

Question 5

There is solid evidence to show that obesity causes illness.

Question 6

White people tend to view obesity in more positive terms than do Black people.

Question 7

Obese employees are paid the same as thin employees with the same job.

Question 8

Compared with Black and Hispanic women,White women:

A)are more tolerant toward obesity.
B)have body dissatisfaction at lower weights.
C)have less pressure to be thin.
D)none of these.

Question 9

Comparing school-age students with and without obesity,students with obesity have ______ grades and ______ intelligence test scores as students without obesity.

A)the same;the same
B)lower;lower
C)lower;the same
D)the same;lower

Question 10

Permanent weight loss is rare,suggesting that:

A)obese people don't try hard enough to lose weight.
B)obese peoples' eating habits undercut weight loss efforts.
C)weight is not as controllable as most people believe.
D)none of these.

Question 11

Bessenoff and Sherman 2000)found that participants' distancing themselves from an obese interaction partner was best predicted by:

A)self-reported obesity prejudice.
B)automatic obesity prejudice.
C)both A and B.
D)neither A nor B.

Question 12

Negative evaluations of obese people has been demonstrated in which of the following groups of health professionals?

A)physicians
B)nurses
C)dieticians
D)all of these

Question 13

A study found that obese college students received less financial support from their families than did their ideal-weight siblings.

Question 14

Which statement is most consistent with the coping strategy of devaluing?

A)Saying that a negative outcome was due to others' prejudice.
B)Using humor or wit to pre-empt others' prejudice.
C)Wearing loose-fitting clothing to minimize the impact of one's weight.
D)Saying that thinness or popularity isn't as important as other values.

Question 15

The stress of being a target of weightism can lead to health problems.

Question 16

Crandall 1994)found that exposing participants to a message about the uncontrollable nature of obesity led to ______ evaluations of an obese person.

A)more negative
B)more positive
C)unchanged

Question 17

In school,obese girls ______ more than obese boys.

A)internalize negative weight-related stereotypes
B)engage in substance abuse
C)disengage from academic pursuits
D)all of these

Question 18

Compared with overweight females,overweight males are less likely to be corporate CEOs.

Question 19

Which of the following traits is part of the cultural stereotype of obese individuals?

A)lazy
B)unattractive
C)unhealthy
D)all of these

Question 20

Hiring practices e.g. ,job interviews)discriminate against obese job applicants primarily because of employment managers':

A)implicit weight prejudice.
B)explicit weight prejudice.
C)both A and B.

Question 21

Define "heading off" as a coping strategy and give an example.

Question 22

Discuss three strategies that overweight or obese people might use to cope with others' prejudice.

Question 23

Review some of the ways overweight and obese people face discrimination and loss of opportunity in the workplace.

Question 24

Discuss how the obesity pay gap may occur even if employers are not prejudiced.

Question 25

What is the role of perceived controllability in others' judgments of obese people?

Question 26

What are some of the goals of the size acceptance movement? What is the value of the movement for battling obesity prejudice?

Question 27

What is lookism? How is related to weightism?

Question 28

Discuss the relationship between obesity and health,particularly noting the role of weightism and fat shaming.

Question 29

Describe how weight loss affects weightism.