Weighty issues
Jeffery Sobal, Donna Maurer · 1999
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About the book
"Many people consider their weight to be a personal problem: when, then, does body weight become a social problem?". "The chapters in this volume offer several perspectives that can be used to understand the way society deals with fatness and thinness. The contributors consider historical foundations, medical models, gendered dimensions, institutional components, and collective perspectives. These different perspectives illustrate the multifaceted nature of obesity and eating disorders, providing examples of how a variety of social groups construct weight as a social problem."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 1999
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Aldine Transaction
- Editions
- 2
- Pages
- 260
- ISBN
- 9780202305806
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