Ariane Prohaska
Biographic Data
| ID | 3741908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ariane Prohaska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ariane |
| FAMILY NAME | Prohaska |
| SIGNATURE | PROHASKA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Using GLP-1s to improve health: Fear of fat and “obesity” discourse
GLP-1 agonists, initially approved for Type-2 diabetes and other medical issues, are now prescribed to individuals labeled “overweight” and “obese” for weight loss. Our research examines the motivations of 30 women who used GLP-1s for weight loss. In interviews, participants overwhelmingly discussed using GLP-1s to address health concerns. In addition, survey results revealed higher-than-average scores on the fear of fat subscale of the Anti-Fat …
Confidence as capital: Pageantry and social reproduction
It takes work ethic to get two-piece ready”: Neoliberalism, postfeminist healthism, and aesthetic labor in U.S. pageantry
“You’re a product of your environment for sure”: Correctional educators on their perceptions of and contributions to prison social climate
Help curb the hunger pangs”: News media frames of weight loss during the Covid- 19 lockdown
The news media has consistently promoted weight loss as a solution to the “obesity epidemic”, despite research refuting the connection between fatness and health. In this paper, I examine the framing of weight loss in news articles during lockdown months of 2020, addressing whether healthist ideologies about weight loss persisted or declined during the pandemic. Most articles reflected a healthism lens, encouraging weight loss to achieve good hea…
“Nothing should jiggle while you’re moving”: Preparing the fat body for an American “plus-size” pageant
There is limited scholarly information about beauty pageants for fat women. Based on a larger study about how pageant participants define beauty and health, this paper examines the presentation of fat bodies in a plus-size beauty pageant, and how the pageant constructs, rewards, and reinforces specific types of fat performativity. Although the plus-size pageant is challenging traditional ideas of beauty in terms of body size, pageant participants…
Gender Effects Across Place: A Multilevel Investigation of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Region in Sentencing
Previous empirical research has indicated that women receive less punitive sentencing outcomes, compared to their male counterparts, while controlling for legally relevant case characteristics. This advantage persists at the federal level, despite the implementation of sentencing guidelines. However, drawing from the “intersectionalities” literature, it does not appear as though all women are equal beneficiaries of this courtroom leniency. Specif…
Still struggling: Intersectionality, vulnerability, and long-term recovery after the Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA Tornado
This research explores the impact of the Tuscaloosa tornado on the long-term financial and emotional well-being of survivors 4 to 5 years after the event. Using social stress theory and an intersectional analytic approach, this research utilizes in-depth interviews to assess the recovery experiences of survivors. Findings reveal that the tornado resulted in qualitatively different emotional and financial impacts for marginalized Tuscaloosa, Alaba…
Theorizing fat oppression: Intersectional approaches and methodological innovations
The oppression of fat people is built into institutions, pervades the cultural landscape, and affects the relationships and perceptions of people of size. In this introduction to the special issue on fat oppression, we examine the concept of oppression and its place in fat studies before reviewing the extant literature on fat oppression. We also discuss how the articles chosen for this issue contribute to the existing theoretical and empirical un…
Subversive scholarship or anti-intellectual identity politics? An analysis of media frames of fat studies
Fat studies courses have emerged on college campuses during a time when the paradigm of the “obesity epidemic” dominates scientific and public discourses. Although scholars have assessed the media’s framing of fat and the “obesity epidemic,” research has yet to examine media frames of fat studies courses. Using data from LexisNexis and Google News, the authors analyze news media frames of fat studies. Our results indicate fat studies is nearly in…
Help Me Get Fat! Feederism as Communal Deviance on the Internet
Feederism involves the sexual attraction to weight gain. The behavior has received negative attention from scholars, but has yet to be analyzed empirically using a sexual deviance framework. In this article, I analyze websites that discuss feederism in order to categorize the behavior into a sexual deviance typology. Results reveal that feederism is a communal behavior, but it does not fit perfectly into either the normal or pathological deviance…
Power and gender negotiations during interviews with men about sex and sexually degrading practices
The topic of female researchers interviewing male subjects has received previous attention, but few scholarly works focus specifically on sensitive topics such as sexual behaviors. The discrepancy suggests that even though women researchers interview men about sensitive issues, sexuality still seems out of bounds. Based on our research, we found it intellectually and emotionally challenging to interview men about sexually degrading behaviors. In …
Gender Inequality and the Family and Medical Leave Act
In this article, we use feminist theories of the state to examine why the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has had relatively little impact on increasing men's caregiving after the birth or adoption of a child. An analysis of witness testimonies and of the language of the proposed bill at three different stages of its development revealed that as the business community became more vocal in its opposition to the bill, benefits for workers were …
Achieving masculinity through sexual predation: The Case of Hogging
Hegemonic masculinity in the contemporary United States involves control, domination, competition, aggression, and the devaluing of women. Hogging, a practice whereby men seek out women they deem unattractive or fat for sexual purposes, has been largely overlooked by scholars. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to explore hogging from a sociology of masculinities perspective. Interviews and content analyses were conducted to learn abo…
Knocking off a Fat Girl: An Exploration of Hogging, Male Sexuality, and Neutralizations
The mistreatment of women in the United States is part of a larger problem of cultural misogyny. Hogging is one of the many forms of mistreatment that is devalued and often overlooked. It is a practice where men seek women who are overweight or unattractive to satisfy their competitive or sexual urges. The purpose of this paper is to understand hogging through men's accounts and use of neutralization techniques. Results indicate that two-thirds o…
Wives, Husbands, and Hidden Power in Marriage
A recurrent theme in scholarship on gender and the family is the asymmetry between husbands and wives on decision making, the division of household labor, child care, and so forth. In this article, the authors tested to see if this asymmetry can be explained, in part, by taking into account the invisible power of men. Using data from the third wave of the British Household Panel Survey, the authors tested this by assessing whether agreement betwe…
Knocking off a Fat Girl: An Exploration of Hogging, Male Sexuality, and Neutralizations
The mistreatment of women in the United States is part of a larger problem of cultural misogyny. Hogging is one of the many forms of mistreatment that is devalued and often overlooked. It is a practice where men seek women who are overweight or unattractive to satisfy their competitive or sexual urges. The purpose of this paper is to understand hogging through men's accounts and use of neutralization techniques. Results indicate that two-thirds o…
Power and gender negotiations during interviews with men about sex and sexually degrading practices
The topic of female researchers interviewing male subjects has received previous attention, but few scholarly works focus specifically on sensitive topics such as sexual behaviors. The discrepancy suggests that even though women researchers interview men about sensitive issues, sexuality still seems out of bounds. Based on our research, we found it intellectually and emotionally challenging to interview men about sexually degrading behaviors. In …
Achieving masculinity through sexual predation: The Case of Hogging
Hegemonic masculinity in the contemporary United States involves control, domination, competition, aggression, and the devaluing of women. Hogging, a practice whereby men seek out women they deem unattractive or fat for sexual purposes, has been largely overlooked by scholars. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to explore hogging from a sociology of masculinities perspective. Interviews and content analyses were conducted to learn abo…
Wives, Husbands, and Hidden Power in Marriage
A recurrent theme in scholarship on gender and the family is the asymmetry between husbands and wives on decision making, the division of household labor, child care, and so forth. In this article, the authors tested to see if this asymmetry can be explained, in part, by taking into account the invisible power of men. Using data from the third wave of the British Household Panel Survey, the authors tested this by assessing whether agreement betwe…
Help Me Get Fat! Feederism as Communal Deviance on the Internet
Feederism involves the sexual attraction to weight gain. The behavior has received negative attention from scholars, but has yet to be analyzed empirically using a sexual deviance framework. In this article, I analyze websites that discuss feederism in order to categorize the behavior into a sexual deviance typology. Results reveal that feederism is a communal behavior, but it does not fit perfectly into either the normal or pathological deviance…
It takes work ethic to get two-piece ready”: Neoliberalism, postfeminist healthism, and aesthetic labor in U.S. pageantry
Wives, Husbands, and Hidden Power in Marriage
A recurrent theme in scholarship on gender and the family is the asymmetry between husbands and wives on decision making, the division of household labor, child care, and so forth. In this article, the authors tested to see if this asymmetry can be explained, in part, by taking into account the invisible power of men. Using data from the third wave of the British Household Panel Survey, the authors tested this by assessing whether agreement betwe…
Knocking off a Fat Girl: An Exploration of Hogging, Male Sexuality, and Neutralizations
The mistreatment of women in the United States is part of a larger problem of cultural misogyny. Hogging is one of the many forms of mistreatment that is devalued and often overlooked. It is a practice where men seek women who are overweight or unattractive to satisfy their competitive or sexual urges. The purpose of this paper is to understand hogging through men's accounts and use of neutralization techniques. Results indicate that two-thirds o…
Achieving masculinity through sexual predation: The Case of Hogging
Hegemonic masculinity in the contemporary United States involves control, domination, competition, aggression, and the devaluing of women. Hogging, a practice whereby men seek out women they deem unattractive or fat for sexual purposes, has been largely overlooked by scholars. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to explore hogging from a sociology of masculinities perspective. Interviews and content analyses were conducted to learn abo…
Power and gender negotiations during interviews with men about sex and sexually degrading practices
The topic of female researchers interviewing male subjects has received previous attention, but few scholarly works focus specifically on sensitive topics such as sexual behaviors. The discrepancy suggests that even though women researchers interview men about sensitive issues, sexuality still seems out of bounds. Based on our research, we found it intellectually and emotionally challenging to interview men about sexually degrading behaviors. In …
Gender Inequality and the Family and Medical Leave Act
In this article, we use feminist theories of the state to examine why the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has had relatively little impact on increasing men's caregiving after the birth or adoption of a child. An analysis of witness testimonies and of the language of the proposed bill at three different stages of its development revealed that as the business community became more vocal in its opposition to the bill, benefits for workers were …
Help Me Get Fat! Feederism as Communal Deviance on the Internet
Feederism involves the sexual attraction to weight gain. The behavior has received negative attention from scholars, but has yet to be analyzed empirically using a sexual deviance framework. In this article, I analyze websites that discuss feederism in order to categorize the behavior into a sexual deviance typology. Results reveal that feederism is a communal behavior, but it does not fit perfectly into either the normal or pathological deviance…
Subversive scholarship or anti-intellectual identity politics? An analysis of media frames of fat studies
Fat studies courses have emerged on college campuses during a time when the paradigm of the “obesity epidemic” dominates scientific and public discourses. Although scholars have assessed the media’s framing of fat and the “obesity epidemic,” research has yet to examine media frames of fat studies courses. Using data from LexisNexis and Google News, the authors analyze news media frames of fat studies. Our results indicate fat studies is nearly in…
Theorizing fat oppression: Intersectional approaches and methodological innovations
The oppression of fat people is built into institutions, pervades the cultural landscape, and affects the relationships and perceptions of people of size. In this introduction to the special issue on fat oppression, we examine the concept of oppression and its place in fat studies before reviewing the extant literature on fat oppression. We also discuss how the articles chosen for this issue contribute to the existing theoretical and empirical un…
Still struggling: Intersectionality, vulnerability, and long-term recovery after the Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA Tornado
This research explores the impact of the Tuscaloosa tornado on the long-term financial and emotional well-being of survivors 4 to 5 years after the event. Using social stress theory and an intersectional analytic approach, this research utilizes in-depth interviews to assess the recovery experiences of survivors. Findings reveal that the tornado resulted in qualitatively different emotional and financial impacts for marginalized Tuscaloosa, Alaba…
“Nothing should jiggle while you’re moving”: Preparing the fat body for an American “plus-size” pageant
There is limited scholarly information about beauty pageants for fat women. Based on a larger study about how pageant participants define beauty and health, this paper examines the presentation of fat bodies in a plus-size beauty pageant, and how the pageant constructs, rewards, and reinforces specific types of fat performativity. Although the plus-size pageant is challenging traditional ideas of beauty in terms of body size, pageant participants…
Gender Effects Across Place: A Multilevel Investigation of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Region in Sentencing
Previous empirical research has indicated that women receive less punitive sentencing outcomes, compared to their male counterparts, while controlling for legally relevant case characteristics. This advantage persists at the federal level, despite the implementation of sentencing guidelines. However, drawing from the “intersectionalities” literature, it does not appear as though all women are equal beneficiaries of this courtroom leniency. Specif…
“You’re a product of your environment for sure”: Correctional educators on their perceptions of and contributions to prison social climate
Help curb the hunger pangs”: News media frames of weight loss during the Covid- 19 lockdown
The news media has consistently promoted weight loss as a solution to the “obesity epidemic”, despite research refuting the connection between fatness and health. In this paper, I examine the framing of weight loss in news articles during lockdown months of 2020, addressing whether healthist ideologies about weight loss persisted or declined during the pandemic. Most articles reflected a healthism lens, encouraging weight loss to achieve good hea…
It takes work ethic to get two-piece ready”: Neoliberalism, postfeminist healthism, and aesthetic labor in U.S. pageantry
Confidence as capital: Pageantry and social reproduction
Using GLP-1s to improve health: Fear of fat and “obesity” discourse
GLP-1 agonists, initially approved for Type-2 diabetes and other medical issues, are now prescribed to individuals labeled “overweight” and “obese” for weight loss. Our research examines the motivations of 30 women who used GLP-1s for weight loss. In interviews, participants overwhelmingly discussed using GLP-1s to address health concerns. In addition, survey results revealed higher-than-average scores on the fear of fat subscale of the Anti-Fat …
Sociology (14 works) · Gender Studies (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Obesity and Health Practices (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Politics (4 works)