Fat-- a fate worse than death? : women, weight, and appearance / / Ruth Raymond Thone
| Fat-- a fate worse than death? : women, weight, and appearance / / Ruth Raymond Thone |
| Autore | Thone Ruth Raymond |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
| Disciplina | 248.843 |
| Collana | Haworth innovations in feminist studies Fat-- a fate worse than death |
| Soggetto topico |
Obesity in women - Psychological aspects
Obesity in women - Social aspects Overweight women Body image |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-56023-908-5
1-315-82053-6 1-317-82316-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: The Beginning of a Journey; SECTION I: MY OWN TRUTHS; Chapter 1. Welcome to the World Beyond Size 10; Chapter 2. Doubt: Whistling in the Dark; Chapter 3. For You, Jane, Too Late?; Chapter 4. Who Do I See in Another's Eyes?; Chapter 5. Tucking in My Blouse; Chapter 6. There's Good Work Out There: What Others Are Saying; Chapter 7. I See My Insides/You See My Outsides; Chapter 8. The Lifelong Diet; Chapter 9. What's Funny About Fat?; Chapter 10. Does ""Old and Fat"" Mean I've Given Up?; Chapter 11. This Body I Live In
SECTION II: WHAT THE OUTSIDE WORLD BELIEVESChapter 12. I Am Not Your Punching Bag!; Chapter 13. Is Ugly True?; Chapter 14. Screaming in the Face of the World, or What Does Acceptance Look Like?; Chapter 15. Help! The Avalanche Roars Down on Us; Chapter 16. The Birds; Chapter 17. Why Do I Feel Like a Bull's Eye?; Chapter 18. Weight Watchers: How They Want Us Back!; Chapter 19. Don't Raise Your Head-They're Still Shooting!; SECTION III: TIME TO MOVE ON; Chapter 20. Love Letters; Chapter 21. Raw Courage in the Face of Horror Stories; Chapter 22. Breaking Free; Chapter 23. Trudging Through Chapter 24. Fighting BackChapter 25. Images of Ourselves-Good and Awful; Chapter 26. Steps to Freedom; Epilogue: 100-Plus Ways to Fight Ageism, Looksism, Sexism, Racism, Fatism; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464274603321 |
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fat-- a fate worse than death? : women, weight, and appearance / / Ruth Raymond Thone
| Fat-- a fate worse than death? : women, weight, and appearance / / Ruth Raymond Thone |
| Autore | Thone Ruth Raymond |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
| Disciplina | 248.843 |
| Collana | Haworth innovations in feminist studies Fat-- a fate worse than death |
| Soggetto topico |
Obesity in women - Psychological aspects
Obesity in women - Social aspects Overweight women Body image |
| ISBN |
1-317-82315-X
1-56023-908-5 1-315-82053-6 1-317-82316-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: The Beginning of a Journey; SECTION I: MY OWN TRUTHS; Chapter 1. Welcome to the World Beyond Size 10; Chapter 2. Doubt: Whistling in the Dark; Chapter 3. For You, Jane, Too Late?; Chapter 4. Who Do I See in Another's Eyes?; Chapter 5. Tucking in My Blouse; Chapter 6. There's Good Work Out There: What Others Are Saying; Chapter 7. I See My Insides/You See My Outsides; Chapter 8. The Lifelong Diet; Chapter 9. What's Funny About Fat?; Chapter 10. Does ""Old and Fat"" Mean I've Given Up?; Chapter 11. This Body I Live In
SECTION II: WHAT THE OUTSIDE WORLD BELIEVESChapter 12. I Am Not Your Punching Bag!; Chapter 13. Is Ugly True?; Chapter 14. Screaming in the Face of the World, or What Does Acceptance Look Like?; Chapter 15. Help! The Avalanche Roars Down on Us; Chapter 16. The Birds; Chapter 17. Why Do I Feel Like a Bull's Eye?; Chapter 18. Weight Watchers: How They Want Us Back!; Chapter 19. Don't Raise Your Head-They're Still Shooting!; SECTION III: TIME TO MOVE ON; Chapter 20. Love Letters; Chapter 21. Raw Courage in the Face of Horror Stories; Chapter 22. Breaking Free; Chapter 23. Trudging Through Chapter 24. Fighting BackChapter 25. Images of Ourselves-Good and Awful; Chapter 26. Steps to Freedom; Epilogue: 100-Plus Ways to Fight Ageism, Looksism, Sexism, Racism, Fatism; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786528203321 |
Thone Ruth Raymond
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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