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No Fat Persons Need Apply: Experimental Studies of the Overweight Stereotype and Hiring Preference
Abstract
Two studies explored reactions to the overweight by isolating the effects of weight from other characteristics of the job applicant. The first study, which established the existence of a stereotype, shows that the overweight are viewed consistently more negatively than others on variables considered important for successful job performance. The second study experimentally investigated occupational discrimination in a simulated hiring setting. Overweight applicants were less highly recommended than average-weight persons despite objectively identical performances. The findings are discussed m the context of current research on cognitive processes.
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- Authors
- Larkin, J. C., & Pines, H. A.
- Venue
- Sociology of Work and Occupations
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1979-08
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 312-327
- ISSN
- 0093-9285 (ISSN-L)
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- W2131588852
- Cited by
- 244
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 14.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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