Group Dieting, the Stigma of Obesity, and Overweight Adolescents
Contributions of Natalie Allon to the Sociology of Obesity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11220770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffery Sobal (0000-0001-5962-5345, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 9-20 |
| Publication date | 1984-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage & Family Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j002v07n01_04 |
| OpenAlex | W1608083009 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 3 |
Natalie Allon was one of the pioneers in the sociological analysis of obesity and dieting, and a consistent voice on the topic in the 1970s. Her contributions to the study of the obese are reviewed in this paper. As an ethnographer who used participant observation and unstructured interviewing to examine organized dieting groups, she provided insight into the structure and function of these groups. She showed how group dieting was a form of religious ritual for the participants, as well as performing the latent function of providing social support. Her analysis of the stigma of obesity examined stigmatization of fatness in four areas: as sin, as disease, as crime, and as ugliness. Work on overweight adolescents showed that they had problems in social interaction. Because obesity often served as the exclusive focus of interaction, it overwhelmed others with mixed emotions, it clashed with positive attributes of a person, and it was an uncertain predictor of joint activity. Negative self image and a mixture of self responsibility for fatness and the negation of responsibility were related to actual weight loss. Allon's analyses provide us with a basis for further sociological analysis of obesity and dieting
Developmental psychology · Dieting · Focus group · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Obesity · Overweight · Psychiatry · Social stigma · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Weight loss · Weight stigma · Clinical Psychology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
Socioeconomic status and obesity
Moral Overtones of Food
Overweight and Depression
Thinking sociologically about sources of obesity in the United States
Fat, Female and the Life Course
Peer acceptance of obese youth
Obesity and socioeconomic status
Obesity and Marital Quality
Marital status, fatness and obesity
Women's Experiences of Appearance Concern and Body Control across the Lifespan
From Appearance Tales to Oppression Tales
The good body
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2004 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |