How Long to Read Fat Shame

How Long Does it Take to Read Fat Shame?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 46 minutes to read Fat Shame by Amy Erdman Farrell

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

To be fat hasn’t always occasioned the level of hysteria that this condition receives today and indeed was once considered an admirable trait. Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture explores this arc, from veneration to shame, examining the historic roots of our contemporary anxiety about fatness. Tracing the cultural denigration of fatness to the mid 19th century, Amy Farrell argues that the stigma associated with a fat body preceded any health concerns about a large body size. Firmly in place by the time the diet industry began to flourish in the 1920s, the development of...

How long is Fat Shame?

Fat Shame by Amy Erdman Farrell is 219 pages long, and a total of 56,721 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 69% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fat Shame Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 9 minutes to read Fat Shame aloud.

What Reading Level is Fat Shame?

Fat Shame is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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