Legislating Fatness
Current Debates in Weight Discrimination, Policy, and Law
$84.80
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2024
Summary
Discrimination based on body weight is an underestimated and widespread problem. There is not a single national law worldwide that prohibits weight discrimination, but quite a number of laws and policies that reinforce, or at least reflect, the existing socially ubiquitous weight stigma.
This volume focuses on where and how fatness and law intersect, discussing current anti-discrimination protections related to fatness; the ongoing debate around the introduction of new anti-discrimina…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032230375 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1032230371 |
| Author: | Stephanie von Liebenstein |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 174mm |
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About The Author
Stephanie von Liebenstein
Stephanie von Liebenstein is Founder and Vice President of the German Association against Weight Discrimination (Gesellschaft gegen Gewichtsdiskriminierung e.V.), the largest German fat acceptance organization. She has published and presented extensively on weight discrimination, especially its legal implications. The academic editor, writer, and legal scholar lives in Berlin.
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