DISCRIMINATION

Discrimination against Obesity

Discrimination against Obesity

Obesity

Obesity is a chronic disease of multifactorial origin that can be characterized by excessive accumulation of fat or hypertrophy, overall adipose tissue in the body. This means that when the natural energy reserve of humans and other mammals, stored as body fat increases to a point where it can be associated with numerous complications such as certain health conditions, or diseases and increased mortality.

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems, which is leading to death of many individuals in America.

In the United States after World War I, there was a sudden change of the ideal of feminine beauty enthroning androgynous female figure, no forms of extreme thinness. This ideal of beauty of 1920s is also expanding in Europe. The elements of beauty and thinness can be taken as symbols of fashion and good looks in especially the Asian countries. As a result, obesity can be stigmatized socially and culturally. This has led, as in other periods of history, an unfair blame for obese patients claiming to the fact that although we have tried to fight rationally, however, the obesity still persists in much of today's society (Oliver, 98).

Discrimination

Discrimination based on physical or mental ability may be manifested by negative attitudes towards people with disabilities, discomfort in their presence and the fact of trying to avoid them. These negative attitudes can have a significant impact on the lives of disabled people, not only with respect to their social experiences, but also to find and maintain gainful employment, access services and use them, or find an adequate housing. The negative attitudes and prejudices against persons with disabilities can bring significant obstacles in terms of dignity, equality and participation in society and can sometimes be more insurmountable obstacles that disability itself. These attitudes can also play in the development and implementation of laws and policies (Brown & Smith, 1992, 90). For example, include the continued use of zoning regulations and definitions to prevent people with psychiatric disabilities or intellectual access to housing with support services in some areas. It is creating barriers and additional requirements during the approval process (MacIntyre, 32).

Moreover, disabled people can be in situations of exclusion and inequality, not because of negative attitudes per se, but because the laws, systems, policies and practices do not take into account their existence. Recognizing that this approach creates barriers is fundamental to the social approach to disability, and identification and elimination of these barriers the main objectives of the rights of disabled people.

Obesity Discrimination: A Complex Issue

The issue is complex, of course. The fundamental fact to keep in mind to avoid such problems is the attitude and determination of each one of us we must be aware enough of what we do and what they can influence the actions we do in our personal or professional ...