Fat Lives : a Feminist Psychological Exploration /

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Ever caught somebody - or yourself - checking out the content of a 'fat' person's supermarket trolley? Ever wondered what lies behind this behaviour, or what it might be like to be at the receiving end of this judging gaze? Within the context of the current 'obesity debate',...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tischner, Irmgard (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.
Series:Women and psychology.
Subjects:
Body image in women.
Weight loss > Social aspects.
Weight loss.
Body Image > psychology
Obesity > psychology
Women > psychology
Weight Loss
Image du corps chez la femme.
Perte de poids > Aspect social.
Perte de poids.
MEDICAL > Bariatrics.
Weight loss
Body image in women
Weight loss > Social aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Putting the fat body in context
  • 2. Exploring fat lives
  • 3. Women's in/visible 'large bodies' : always visible but rarely seen
  • 4. 'I just wear clothes to keep me warm'
  • 5. Health, well-being and the responsible fat woman
  • 6. Gendering fat
  • 7. Conclusions : the experience of being fat.

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