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  • Physically active adult women's experiences with plus-size athletic apparel

    Creator:
    Christel, Deborah A.
    Abstract:
    Substantial research on the functionality of athletic apparel has been conducted; however little consideration has been given to the plus size figure. Societal messages suggest that overweight women are lazy and therefore would not be interested in athletic apparel. The purpose of this study was to determine overweight adult women's...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    indication of how plus size women experience athletic apparel. Further understanding of clothing, fit and

  • You better work : negotiating race, sexuality, gender, and neoliberalism in plus-size fashion blogs

    Creator:
    Conway, Clare
    Abstract:
    Over the past decade, the explosion of social media has secured the Internet as a venue for political discussions of all sorts; as well as a realm of consumption and commodification. One population of women that has utilized social media in this way is the plus-sized fashion ("fatshion") community on...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    targeted towards women. In women’s clothing, the definition of what it means to be “plus size” is a