ANTA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1, 2, 7: Neoclassical Economics, Industrial Revolution, Unilineality
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In north america: children identified: thinner = friendly, kind, happy, polite heavy = lazy, lying, and cheating. In educational system, heavier identified as having more behavioural problems by teachers, and less liked by fellow classmates. In work, heavier face hostile work environments and job discrimination. Anthropologist mimi nichter did 3 year study among high school girls in arizona: Mostly adolescents face discrimination because of weight gain from puberty and always think about their weight. They get this idea from television, films, magazines and barbie. Thought that if you"re thinner, you"ll be happier and popular. Thought that if you"re not losing weight, you"re unconcerned about appearance or lazy. Linguist lakoff found that women minimize expression of opinion with different devices. In chile, men encouraged to speak since indicate intelligence and leadership while women to be submissive and silent in husband"s presence.
