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Sociology

Intro to Sociology
Reflection Paper #1 2008

I have my own particular views on fatness in America. I am open to many opinions, but also have my own. I am a person who is far from over weight and I know how I eat and maintain myself and I can afford to. I can’t imagine it’s easy for someone who doesn’t have the fast metabolism that I have. Reading the article “Why We Hate Fat People” by: J. Eric Oliver, I can understand both sides. Although obesity is currently a hot topic among policy movers, it is certainly not a new issue and has been a topic of concern since the early 1950s, with U.S. government agencies and health organizations publishing guidelines for obesity prevention through diet, exercise, or both. Given the fact that we are a society of non-thinkers and always believers, we are more inclined to believe all the misconceptions and over generalizations about any group of people. Society does not encourage free thinking or being yourself. It......


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