Within western culture, most women largely identify themselves, and are substantially identified by the greater society, via their bodies. Body identity has been established as a core component of identity, especially for Caucasian, middle class women living within the United States. Many studies have examined body identity, but few have focused on weight identity. Therefore, an exploration of weight identity is integral to understanding how women subjectively define themselves. This research examines role-related weight identity in very fat women. Working from a psychosocial ...
Within western culture, most women largely identify themselves, and are substantially identified by the greater society, via their bodies. Body iden...
