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Author:   E. Rich ,  L. F. Monaghan ,  L. Aphramor
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.485kg
ISBN:  

9780230222670

ISBN 10:   0230222676
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   17 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Contesting Obesity Discourse and Presenting an Alternative;  E.Rich, L.F.Monaghan  & L.Aphramor Does Fat Kill? A Critique of the Epidemiological Evidence;  P.Campos Bodily Sensibility: Vocabularies of the Discredited Male Body;  L.F.Monaghan  & M.Hardey 'You Can't Be Supersized?' Exploring Femininities, Body Size and Control within the Obesity Terrain;  I.Tischner  & H.Malson Doing More Good than Harm? The Absent Presence of Children's Bodies in (Anti-)Obesity Policy;  B.Evans  & R.Colls Children's Bodies, Surveillance and the Obesity Crisis;  E.Rich, J.Evans  & L.De Pian Fat Lib: How Fat Activism Expands the Obesity Debate;  C.Cooper Helping People Change: Promoting Politicised Practice in the Healthcare Professions; L.Aphramor  & J.Gingras Conclusion: Reflections on and Developing Critical Weight Studies;  L.F.Monaghan, E.Rich  & L.Aphramor

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'This collection has certainly succeeded inexpressing critical concerns on the obesity discourse and in contributing to the development of critical weight studies.' - Sociology of Health & Illness

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PAUL CAMPOS is Professor of Law, University of Colorado, USA CHARLOTTE COOPER is a Queer Fat Activist based in London, and currently a Government of Ireland PhD Scholar at the University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland, courtesy of the Irish Social Sciences Platform RACHEL COLLS is Lecturer in Human Geography at Durham University, UK LAURA DE PIAN is a Doctoral Research Student in the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, UK BETHAN EVANS is Lecturer in Geography and Medical Humanities at Durham University, UK JOHN EVANS is Professor of Sociology of Education and Physical Education at Loughborough University, UK JACQUI GINGRAS is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nutrition, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada HELEN MALSON is a Reader in Social Psychology in the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK IRMGARD TISCHNER is a Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Worcester and Associate Member of the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

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