Description |
1 online resource ([x], 245 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Food, nutrition, and culture |
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Food, nutrition, and culture
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Contents |
Part I: Global health, naturalizing measures, and universalizing effects -- Resocializing body weight, obesity, and health agency / Anne E. Becker -- The mismeasure of obesity / Emily Yates-Doerr -- "Diabesity" and the stigmatizing of lifestyle in australia / Darlene McNaughton -- Part II: Large embodiment and histories of fat -- Obesity in Cuba: Memories of the special period and approaches to weight loss today / Hanna Garth -- Fasting for health, fasting for God: Samoan Evangelical Christian responses to obesity and chronic disease / Jessica A. Hardin -- Part III: Cultures of practice and conflicting interventions -- Perspectives on diabetes and obesity from an anthropologist in behavioral medicine: Lessons learned from the "Diabetes Care in American Samoa" Project / Rochelle K. Rosen -- Body image and weight concerns among Emirates women in the United Arab Emirates / Sarah Trainer -- "Not neutral ground": Exploring school as a site for childhood obesity intervention and prevention programs / Tracey Galloway, Tina Moffat -- Part IV: Fat etiologies, stigma, and gaps of care in biomedical models of obesity -- An ounce of prevention, a ton of controversy: Exploring tensions in the fields of obesity and eating disorder prevention / Lisa R. Rubin, Jessica A. Joseph -- Fat and knocked-up: An embodied analysis of stigma, visibility, and invisibility in the biomedical management of an obese pregnancy / Megan B. McCullough |
Summary |
In the crowded and busy arena of obesity and fat studies, there is a lack of attention to the lived experiences of people, how and why they eat what they do, and how people in cross-cultural settings understand risk, health, and bodies. This volume addresses the lacuna by drawing on ethnographic methods and analytical emic explorations in order to consider the impact of cultural difference, embodiment, and local knowledge on understanding obesity. It is through this reconstruction of how obesity and fatness are studied and understood that a new discussion will be introduced and a new set of |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Obesity -- Cross-cultural studies
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Food habits -- Cross-cultural studies
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Food preferences -- Cross-cultural studies
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Body image -- Cross-cultural studies
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Obesity -- psychology
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Body Image -- psychology
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Feeding Behavior -- psychology
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Food Preferences -- psychology
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Body image.
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Food habits.
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Food preferences.
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Obesity.
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Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
McCullough, Megan B
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ISBN |
9781782381426 |
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1782381422 |
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129995460X |
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9781299954601 |
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