| Description |
XI, 176 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Obesity as a "leading health indicator": public health, moral entrepreneurs, and a confluence of interests -- All the news that's fat to print: the American "obesity epidemic" and the media -- Normative pathology and unique disease: Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, and behavioral treatments for the obesity epidemic -- Bypassing blame: bariatric surgery, normative femininity, and the case of biomedical failure -- Conclusion: health at every size or thin at any price? |
| Subject |
Obesity -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Obesity -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
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Obesity -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
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Obesity. |
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Psychological aspects. |
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Health in mass media.
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Health in mass media. |
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Body image.
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Body image. |
| ISBN |
9780813553719 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0813553717 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780813553726 e-book |
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0813553725 e-book |
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