Room: Phillips 403
Time: Tue 13:15 PM-14:45 PM

Dimensions of Obesity: Norms, Perceptions and Environment

Chair: Inas Rashad Kelly (City University of New York & NBER)

Session Description

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Key Terms None

Session Organizer: Frank Heiland (CUNY Institute for Demographic Research)

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Presentations

1. Racial Differences in the Influence of Female Adolescents’ Body Size on Dating and Sex

   Presenter: Frank Heiland (City University of New York)

   Discussant: Diane Gibson (City University of New York)

2. Social Network and Weight Misperception among Adolescents

   Presenter: Mir Ali (University of Toledo)

   Discussant: Mary Burke (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)

3. The Neighborhood Food Environment and Adult Weight Status: Estimates Using Longitudinal Data

   Presenter: Diane Gibson (City University of New York, Baruch College)

   Discussant: Mir Ali (University of Toledo)

4. Race, Obesity, and the Puzzle of Gender Specificity

   Presenter: Mary Burke (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)

   Discussant: Inas Rashad Kelly (City University of New York)