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Weighty issues : fatness and thinness as social problems / Jeffrey Sobal and Donna Maurer editors.

Contributor(s): Sobal, Jeffrey | Maurer, DonnaMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Social problems and social issuesPublication details: Aldine de Gruyter : New York, 1999Description: xii, 260 p. : 23 cmISBN: 9780202305806 (pbk.) :; 0202305805 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Obesity -- Social aspects | Food -- Social aspects | Nutrition -- Social aspects | Social issues | Anthropology | Behavioural theory (Behaviourism) | The self, ego, identity, personalityDDC classification: 306.4
Contents:
Part I Introduction - Part II Historical foundations - Part III Medical models - Part IV Gendered dimensions - Part V Institutional components - Part VI Collective processes.
Summary: When does a body weight problem become a social problem? This text offers several perspectives that explain the way society deals with fatness and thinness, considering historical foundations, medical models, gendered dimensions, institutional components, and collective perspectives.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Introduction - Part II Historical foundations - Part III Medical models - Part IV Gendered dimensions - Part V Institutional components - Part VI Collective processes.

When does a body weight problem become a social problem? This text offers several perspectives that explain the way society deals with fatness and thinness, considering historical foundations, medical models, gendered dimensions, institutional components, and collective perspectives.

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