According to Wright Mills (Wright Mills, 2000), the sociological imagination is the skill of perceiving the issues in our world not only as problems concerning individuals of our society but also affecting populations in their entirety. Obesity is a problem which affects the entire world and is increasing in occurrence because of a number of sociological factors (Gilbert, Selikow, & Walker, 2010). We can view it as being affected by environmental, social and psychological factors (Gilbert, Selikow, & Walker, 2010). We can analyse the influence of society on the incidences of obesity if we focus on some factors such as; the technological advancement, the effect that poverty has on people and on societies and the effect of child abuse.
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There was a study done in which eighty three percent of the obese subjects reported to having been abused in either an emotional, sexual or physical manner (Grilo & Masheb, 2001). This is proof that adult obesity is severely affected by the sociological factor of child abuse.
We live in a society where being healthy is considered equivalent to being thin (Harjunen, 2004). According to research, there are societies in which obesity has a cultural bias against it, as a disease that must be cured (Harjunen, 2004). Many judgements regarding their lifestyle and character are made about an obese person, and they are seen as a failure and are cast out, which results in more eating and hence the cycle continues (Harjunen, 2004).
The incidence of obesity increasing due to societal factors is evident through the sociological imagination. These factors include industrialisation, poverty and the incidences of child abuse. It becomes obvious to us, through the sociological imagination, that obesity is a global societal
Obesity …show more content…
There was a study done in which eighty three percent of the obese subjects reported to having been abused in either an emotional, sexual or physical manner (Grilo & Masheb, 2001). This is proof that adult obesity is severely affected by the sociological factor of child abuse.
We live in a society where being healthy is considered equivalent to being thin (Harjunen, 2004). According to research, there are societies in which obesity has a cultural bias against it, as a disease that must be cured (Harjunen, 2004). Many judgements regarding their lifestyle and character are made about an obese person, and they are seen as a failure and are cast out, which results in more eating and hence the cycle continues (Harjunen, 2004).
The incidence of obesity increasing due to societal factors is evident through the sociological imagination. These factors include industrialisation, poverty and the incidences of child abuse. It becomes obvious to us, through the sociological imagination, that obesity is a global societal