Fat Rights : Dilemmas of Difference and Personhood.

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Author Interview on The Brian Lehrer Show. America is a weight-obsessed nation. Over the last decade, there's been an explosion of concern in the U.S. about people getting fatter. Plaintiffs are now filing lawsuits arguing that discrimination against fat people should be illegal. Fat Rights ask...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kirkland, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2008.
Temas:
Overweight persons > Social aspects > United States.
Discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Overweight persons > Civil rights > United States.
Discrimination against overweight persons > Law and legislation > United States.
Personnes en surpoids > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Personnes en surpoids > Droits > États-Unis.
LAW / Discrimination
Discrimination against overweight persons > Law and legislation
Discrimination > Law and legislation
United States
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Sumario:Author Interview on The Brian Lehrer Show. America is a weight-obsessed nation. Over the last decade, there's been an explosion of concern in the U.S. about people getting fatter. Plaintiffs are now filing lawsuits arguing that discrimination against fat people should be illegal. Fat Rights asks the first provocative questions that need to be raised about adding weight to lists of currently protected traits like race, gender, and disability. Is body fat an indicator of a character flaw or of incompetence on the job? Does it pose risks or costs to employers they should be allowed to evade? Or i.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-190) and index.
ISBN:9780814749074
0814749070

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