Social Aspects of Obesity
eBook - ePub

Social Aspects of Obesity

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

About this book

This collection of essays examines obesity not as an objective medical or psychological problem, but as a subjective social and cultural phenomenon. The contributors take a cross-cultural perspective, examining both the negative casting of obesity in developed countries and the traditional view of obesity as a positive characteristic in subsistence societies which is threatened by the dominance of Western culture.

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Yes, you can access Social Aspects of Obesity by Igor De Garine,Nancy J. Pollock,Igor and Pollock De Garine in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Health Care Delivery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781134316212

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. CONTENTS
  6. Introduction to the Series
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. I CULTURAL FATTENING PROCESSES
  10. II PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS
  11. III SOCIAL PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY
  12. Social Aspects of Obesity: A Critique
  13. Social Aspects of Obesity: Conclusion
  14. Index