Fatness, Obesity, and Disadvantage in the Australian Suburbs Unpalatable Politics /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Warin, Megan (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Zivkovic, Tanya (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Ethnology.; Ethnography.; Medical anthropology.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Social medicine.; Human body-Social aspects.; Social Anthropology.; Medical Anthropology.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; Medical Sociology.; Sociology of the Body.

"This volume demands that we reckon with how obesity and its representational lives have become intensely politicized. Warin and Zivkovic skillfully balance nuance and broad relevance to shed light on the often-harmful effects of anti-obesity interventions. Their deeply reflexive examination of...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Why is Obesity Such a Political Issue?
• 3. How to Taste a Trifle
• 4. Romantic Complexity and the Slipper Slope to Lifestyle Drift
• 5. Hide the Sugar!
• 6. Fat can 'Do Stuff'
• 7. Shades of Shame and Pride
• 8. Conclusion.