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Framing Fat : Competing Constructions in Contemporary Culture /

"According to public health officials, obesity poses significant health risks and has become a modern-day epidemic. A closer look at this so-called epidemic, however, suggests that there are multiple perspectives on the fat body, not all of which view obesity as a health hazard. Alongside publi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kwan, Samantha
Otros Autores: Graves, Jennifer, 1983-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A contested field
  • Fat as frightful
  • Fat as fatal
  • Fat and food politics
  • Fat and fair treatment
  • Framing fat bodies.