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BODY SHAME [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
DEF

Humiliate someone by making mocking or critical comments about their body shape or size.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie sociale
CONT

[Une] professeure agrégée en sciences de l'éducation à l'Université McGill et spécialiste de la cyberintimidation chez les jeunes constate que les adolescentes sont très enclines à dénigrer l'apparence des autres filles sur les médias sociaux.

Spanish

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