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Framing anatomical variation in anatomy textbooks: Language use and its implications

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Text mining of anatomy textbooks shows “abnormal” is the most frequently used descriptor for anatomical variation, reinforcing a binary framing. We advocate for explicit teaching of variation as a spectrum, with consistent, neutral terminology and contextualization (prevalence and functional relevance) to support a more nuanced understanding of ...
An‐Di Yim, Matthew Schell, Alexandra Zachwieja   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Weight Stigma in Libraries to Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

In the Library with the Lead Pipe
In Brief: The goal of this paper is to help librarians understand why weight stigma and discrimination are pervasive, the impact they have on people, what interventions have been tried to reduce or prevent weight stigma, and what librarians can do to ...
Lorelei Rutledge, Erika Church, Devan Church   +2 more
doaj  

Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
wiley   +1 more source

“Dental team-based education” Dental team perspectives and experiences about weight stigma: a qualitative analysis

BMC Oral Health
Background There is evidence from qualitative and quantitative studies of the presence of weight stigma in the dental setting from the patient perspective.
Zanab Malik, Kate A. McBride, Kathryn Williams, Deborah Cockrell, Clare E. Collins   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘The Weight of Expectation’–How Weight Stigma Is Impacting Dietetic Practice

Current approaches to healthcare have faced criticism for both causing and reinforcing weight stigma [1-3]. Whilst weight stigma has been evidenced for over 50 years, its negative impact and the subsequent need for change has been increasingly recognised
Brown, A, Ball, L, Flint, SW
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Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
wiley   +1 more source

How and why weight stigma drives the obesity ‘epidemic’ and harms health

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background In an era when obesity prevalence is high throughout much of the world, there is a correspondingly pervasive and strong culture of weight stigma.
A. Janet Tomiyama, Deborah Carr, Ellen M. Granberg, Brenda Major, Eric Robinson, Angelina R. Sutin, Alexandra Brewis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

WEIGHT STIGMA AND MEDIA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS ON WEIGHT STIGMA, INTERNALIZED WEIGHT BIAS, BODY IMAGE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND AFFECT

, 2023
The terms weight stigma and weight bias have been used interchangeably to refer to the negative beliefs, attitudes, and stereotypes about someone due to their weight status, and these beliefs may be internalized when directed toward the self.
NC DOCKS at East Carolina University, Selensky, Jennifer   +1 more
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Grandparent Prenatal Tobacco, Alcohol, Coffee, and Tea Consumption and Autism in the Third Generation

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Exogenous prenatal exposures may affect neurodevelopment across multiple generations. We investigated grandmother and grandfather smoking, alcohol, coffee, and tea consumption during pregnancy in relation to their grandchildren's risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Michelle Pearl, Kimberly Berger, Piera M. Cirillo, Nickilou Y. Krigbaum, Victor Poon, Gayle C. Windham, Barbara A. Cohn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of weight self‐stigma on weight‐loss treatment engagement and outcome

Obesity Science & Practice
Background Individuals with overweight or obesity often endure significant weight‐based prejudice and discrimination in various settings. Experiencing weight‐related stigma is linked to many adverse psychosocial outcomes.
Samantha J. Schram, KayLoni L. Olson, Emily Panza, Jason Lillis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source