Flint, SW orcid.org/0000-0003-4878-3019 and Snook, J (2015) Disability Discrimination and Obesity: The Big Questions? Current Obesity Reports, 4 (4). pp. 504-509. ISSN 2162-4968
Abstract
Obesity discrimination in employment and recruitment has become a topic of focus for research examination with increasing reports of discrimination by colleagues and managers. Whilst a limited number of legal cases have emerged, disability law is consulted in line with the expectation of anti-discriminatory practices at work. In line with disability law, whether obesity is defined as a disability or not has an impact on the outcome of a court ruling. Ambiguity when defining obesity through either the medical or social model means there are many questions that remain unanswered which might lead to inconsistency in court rulings.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Obesity, Discrimination, Weight bias, Stigma, Workplace, Employment law |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 May 2023 14:33 |
Last Modified: | 22 May 2023 14:33 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s13679-015-0182-7 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:194869 |