Killer fat [[electronic resource] ] : media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic" / / Natalie Boero
| Killer fat [[electronic resource] ] : media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic" / / Natalie Boero |
| Autore | Boero Natalie <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 369.196/398 |
| Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Social aspects - United States
Obesity - United States - Psychological aspects Health in mass media Body image |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-68781-X
0-8135-5372-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Weighty Matters -- 1. Obesity as a "Leading Health Indicator": Public Health, Moral Entrepreneurs, and a Confluence of Interests -- 2. All the News That's Fat to Print: The American Obesity Epidemic and the Media -- 3. Normative Pathology and Unique Disease: Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, and Behavioral Treatments for the Obesity Epidemic -- 4. Bypassing Blame: Bariatric Surgery, Normative Femininity, and the Case of Biomedical Failure -- Conclusion: Health at Every Size or Thin at Any Price? -- Appendix: Methodology -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461787303321 |
Boero Natalie <1974->
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| New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Killer fat [[electronic resource] ] : media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic" / / Natalie Boero
| Killer fat [[electronic resource] ] : media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic" / / Natalie Boero |
| Autore | Boero Natalie <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 369.196/398 |
| Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Social aspects - United States
Obesity - United States - Psychological aspects Health in mass media Body image |
| ISBN |
1-283-68781-X
0-8135-5372-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Weighty Matters -- 1. Obesity as a "Leading Health Indicator": Public Health, Moral Entrepreneurs, and a Confluence of Interests -- 2. All the News That's Fat to Print: The American Obesity Epidemic and the Media -- 3. Normative Pathology and Unique Disease: Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, and Behavioral Treatments for the Obesity Epidemic -- 4. Bypassing Blame: Bariatric Surgery, Normative Femininity, and the Case of Biomedical Failure -- Conclusion: Health at Every Size or Thin at Any Price? -- Appendix: Methodology -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785945603321 |
Boero Natalie <1974->
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| New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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