Fatness, Obesity, and Disadvantage in the Australian Suburbs Unpalatable Politics /

"This volume demands that we reckon with how obesity and its representational lives have become intensely politicized. Warin and Zivkovic skillfully balance nuance and broad relevance to shed light on the often-harmful effects of anti-obesity interventions. Their deeply reflexive examination of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Warin, Megan (Author), Zivkovic, Tanya (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2019.
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Ethnology.
Medical anthropology.
Social structure.
Equality.
Social medicine.
Human body > Social aspects.
Sociocultural Anthropology.
Ethnography.
Medical Anthropology.
Social Structure.
Medical Sociology.
Sociology of the Body.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Why is Obesity Such a Political Issue?
  • 3. How to Taste a Trifle
  • 4. Romantic Complexity and the Slipper Slope to Lifestyle Drift
  • 5. Hide the Sugar!
  • 6. Fat can 'Do Stuff'
  • 7. Shades of Shame and Pride
  • 8. Conclusion.

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