Killer fat : media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic" /

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Killer Fat examines how and why obesity emerged as a major public health concern and national obsession in recent years. Using primary sources and in-depth interviews, Boero enters the world of bariatric surgeries, Weight Watchers, and Overeaters Anonymous to show how common expectations of what bod...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boero, Natalie, 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Obesity > Social aspects > United States.
Obesity > United States > Psychological aspects.
Health in mass media.
Body image.
Obesity > psychology
Body Image
Obésité > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Obésité > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Santé dans les médias.
Image du corps.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Body image
Health in mass media
Obesity > Psychological aspects
Obesity > Social aspects
United States
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Killer Fat examines how and why obesity emerged as a major public health concern and national obsession in recent years. Using primary sources and in-depth interviews, Boero enters the world of bariatric surgeries, Weight Watchers, and Overeaters Anonymous to show how common expectations of what bodies are supposed to look like help to determine what sorts of interventions and policies are considered urgent in containing this new kind of disease.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0813553725
9780813553726

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