Haider-Markel, Don and Joslyn, Mark (2017) Democrats are more likely than Republicans or Independents to blame genetics for obesity – including their own. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (12 Apr 2017). Website.
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Abstract
More than 70 percent of American adults are overweight, with over a third in the obese category, but the public in general does not support a greater role for government in tackling this problem. In new research, Don Haider-Markel and Mark Joslyn look at whether or not Americans think that obesity is caused by biology or a result of individual choice. Although they find that 86 percent believe it is due to lifestyle habits, there is also a political component: 15 percent of Democrats favor genetics as the cause of obesity compared to 10 percent of Republicans. These attributions also have policy implications: those who felt that obesity is down to genetics were more likely to resist discriminatory hiring practices based on weight.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s) CC BY-NC 3.0 |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) Q Science > QM Human anatomy R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2017 14:31 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 01:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75990 |
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