Effects of Body Shaming on the Behaviour of University Students in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Keywords:
Body Shaming, Behavior, Self-Image, Interpersonal Behavior, Social BehaviorAbstract
Body shaming is a shame feeling occurs when individual is judged by people to not fulfill their expectation in terms of physical appearance. Weight shaming, skinny shaming, skin tone shaming, hair shaming and shaming for other parts of body are found in this study. This study has tried to find out the effects of body shaming on the behavior of university students in Dhaka city according to three objectives- how body shaming effects individual’s self-image; how body shaming effects individual’s interpersonal and social behavior and the last one is how the victims of body shaming cope up with body shaming experience. This study is based on qualitative research method. Data was collected through in-depth interviews of 40 (20 males.20 females) students from different public and private universities in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Purposive sampling technique has been selected to choose respondents. At the end of the study, some recommendations have been suggested for the victims how they can overcome from the experience of body shaming and also some suggestions are given for the authority how can the body shaming attitude can be prevented.
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