“Everybody Has the Right Size”: Theorizing Pluralistic Views of Body Size among Black Women in a South African Township
Published online on August 13, 2026
Abstract
Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article is a grounded theorizing study exploring pluralistic views of body size based on interviews with Black, big-bodied women living in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim is to articulate a system of beliefs that affirms ...
This article is a grounded theorizing study exploring pluralistic views of body size based on interviews with Black, big-bodied women living in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim is to articulate a system of beliefs that affirms ...