语言框架和形状对肥胖的反应
Theodore K Kyle1, Scott Kahan2, Joe Nadglowski3
1ConscienHealth, 2270 Country Club Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15241, USA.
Gastroenterology clinics of North America
|November 2, 2023
概括
尽管人们对肥胖的理解越来越大,但体重偏见和耻辱仍然存在. 公共和科学领域的有问题的语言促进了体重耻辱,为肥胖的人创造了健康障碍.
科学领域:
- 医学科学 医学科学 医学科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 科学对肥胖的理解有了很大的进步.
- 明确的体重偏差在社会上是不那么可接受的.
- 隐含的体重偏见和耻辱仍然是严重的健康障碍.
研究的目的:
- 分析语言对公众对肥胖的看法的影响.
- 在科学和公共话语中识别有问题的语言.
- 突出偏见的语言如何促进体重耻辱和健康差异.
主要方法:
- 分析公共话语和科学出版物.
- 识别与体重偏差相关的语言模式.
- 检查语言将肥胖视为身份,危机或过度关注外表.
主要成果:
- 隐含的体重偏见和耻辱是普遍存在的.
- 在公共和科学环境中使用的语言可以使错误信息永久化.
- 污名化语言侧重于身份,危机或外表,而不是健康结果.
结论:
- 语言在很大程度上塑造了公众的看法,并且可以促进体重耻辱.
- 在所有形式的沟通中,解决偏见的语言至关重要.
- 打击体重耻辱需要仔细关注如何讨论肥胖,以减少健康障碍.
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