Prejudices among Arab and Jewish Pre-Service Teachers about Body Image and Appearance

Autor/inn/en	Toren, Nurit Kaplan; Schlesinger, Ronit; Musher-Eizenman, Dara
Titel	Prejudices among Arab and Jewish Pre-Service Teachers about Body Image and Appearance
Quelle	In: International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 8 (2020) 1, S.50-61 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-3603
DOI	10.1080/21683603.2018.1472688
Schlagwörter	Arabs; Jews; Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Human Body; Self Concept; Well Being; Cultural Differences; Social Attitudes; Body Weight; Body Composition; Personality Traits; Emotional Response; Religious Factors; Student Diversity; Stereotypes; Foreign Countries; Socioeconomic Status; Life Style; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arab; Araber; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Schülerverhalten; Menschlicher Körper; Selbstkonzept; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kultureller Unterschied; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Körpergewicht; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Emotionales Verhalten; Klischee; Ausland; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Lebensstil
Abstract	This study focused on Arabs and Jewish pre-service teachers' perception of body image. Body image is a major component of our well-being. Western culture attributes specific characteristics to women based on their body shapes, which significantly influences their functioning. The aim of this study was to examine cultural differences in attitudes towards women's weight among Israeli pre-service education students. Participants were 558 Arab, Jewish religious, and Jewish secular students all majoring in education. As part of a developmental psychology section on body image and eating disorders, the students were asked to respond to two pictures presenting an overweight and an average-weight woman. The participants in this study were an especially important group, given their future role as educators. Comparisons of the three groups showed only one group difference. Analyses of the entire sample showed that attributes assigned to the overweight and average-weight women differed across multiple vocational, personality, emotional, and self-image dimensions. The discussion addresses (a) how attributions about women's bodies extend beyond cultural and religious differences, and (b) pre-service education students' physical appearance stereotypes. Furthermore, the present study findings, underline the importance of pre-service teachers' awareness of diversity among their students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01