SOCI 2520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Dietitian, Muscle Dysmorphia, Binge Eating

• School: York University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 2520
• Professor: Fred Diamond

Document Summary

Physical appearance is the stimulus for the social typing we do every day and to which we are subject every day. Some forms of physical appearance are voluntarily adopted. Precisely which forms of voluntary physical appearance are considered deviant depends on the sociohistorical context: voluntary aspects of physical appearance that may be deviantized also include those associated with certain lifestyle groups. Other forms of physical appearance are involuntary in nature. Although individuals have little or no choice regarding these aspects, they may still be stigmatized in our society. Some forms of physical appearance combine voluntary and involuntary aspects. What is (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed to (cid:271)e (cid:862)(cid:448)olu(cid:374)ta(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:863) (cid:448)a(cid:396)ies a(cid:272)(cid:396)oss (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d o(cid:448)e(cid:396) ti(cid:373)e, a(cid:374)d (cid:373)a(cid:455) e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:448)a(cid:396)(cid:455) across subgroups within a single culture. When looking at the issue from the objective end of the continuum, bodies tell us about the characteristics of individuals involved in particular body projects.