Weight Bias

The article titled “Parents and Vehicle Purchases for Their Children: A Surprising Source of Weight Bias” was published in 2010, and showcases the research efforts of authors Amanda Kraha and Adriel Boals. The purpose of the study, as explained in the article, seeks to build or add on to previous findings that detail the fact that individuals considered overweight are more likely than their slimmer counterparts to rely on their own sources of income to fund their education rather than by family, and more broadly with any other large expenditures. The authors have hypothesized that this trend observed by previous findings will carry on more specifically to car-buying expenses. The results of the study conclude and suggest that overweight individuals discernibly will most reasonably place reliance on themselves and their own sources of income to fund the expenditure of a car, this also being the case after controlling for socioeconomic differences.
Where the article succeeds:
Of the aspects of the study that present its findings in a very empirical manner, one that stands out is its very well accounted for possibility for an impetuous and heedless demeanor in individuals being the sensible conclusion that results in overweight people lacking any aid …show more content…
This method has been criticized on many occasions on accounts that it is a very indirect estimate of body fat in a person, essentially being unable to differentiate between what is muscle mass and fat mass and undermining the credibility of the claim that an individual with a high BMI is indeed realistically overweight at all. Consequently, this could pragmatically lower the stance that all the subjects in the study ultimately classified as overweight could actually be perceived as fat or obese by any or other relatives that could play a part in the buying of a car for