Fat boys : a slim book /

"He is the epitome of health - or a walking time bomb. He is oversexed - or sexless. He is jolly - or hiding the tears of a clown. He is the picture of wealth and plenty - or the bloated, malnourished emblem of poverty. He is the fat man - a cultural icon, social enigma, a pressing medical issu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilman, Sander L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Overweight men.
Obesity > Social aspects.
Body image in men.
Obesity > psychology
Men > psychology
Body Image
Hommes en surpoids.
Obésité > Aspect social.
Image du corps chez l'homme.
MEDICAL > Endocrinology & Metabolism.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
Body image in men
Obesity > Social aspects
Overweight men
Overgewicht.
Dwangverschijnselen.
Mannelijk lichaam.
Culturele aspecten.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Fat is a man's issue
  • Fat boys in the cultural history of the West
  • Fat boys writing and writing fat boys
  • Patient zero: Falstaff
  • How fat detectives think (and fat villains act)
  • Fat ballplayers and the bodies of fat men.

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