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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825734403321

Autore

Kwan Samantha

Titolo

Framing fat [[electronic resource] ] : competing constructions in contemporary culture / / Samantha Kwan, Jennifer Graves

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2013

ISBN

0-8135-6093-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GravesJennifer <1983->

Disciplina

362.196398

Soggetti

Body image - United States

Food habits - United States - History

Obesity - Social aspects - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A contested field -- Fat as frightful -- Fat as fatal -- Fat and food policy -- Fat and fair treatment -- Framing fat bodies.

Sommario/riassunto

Framing Fat examines competing messages about body fat by considering the vantage point of cultural actors representing the fashion-beauty complex, public health, the food industry, and the fat acceptance movement. In doing so, it provides a more comprehensive view of the obesity epidemic and shows how strong cultural debates play a powerful role in shaping individual behavior.