Sizeism Among Fat and Big Men: A Phenomenological Study

“Sizeism Among Fat and Big Men: A Phenomenological Study,” authors Joshua K. Turner and Anna Lopez, provide an explanatory case study of the lived experience of sizeism, or size discrimination, for fat and big men. The authors highlighted the findings of the 10 participants included in the study and their experiences of sizeism across milieus including relationships, employment, and medical settings. Copyright: 2024

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• Discuss the lived experiences of sizeism for big and fat men.
• Assess how sizeism may impact the lives of these men to assist with the creation of more culturally competent psychological services and interventions for this population.
• Summarize the data analysis of the men’s experiences which emerged in the five themes of the study.
• List the complexities of the fat/big male body image.
• Describe ways in which fat/big cisgender men struggle and succeed in creating relationships with themselves, their environments, their bodies, and others.

• Joshua K. Turner, Department of Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University
• Anna Lopez, 2Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology, New Mexico State University

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