| Description |
x, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Social problems and social issues |
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Social problems and social issues.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction. 1. The Social Management of Fatness and Thinness / Donna Maurer and Jeffery Sobal -- Pt. II. Weight Identities. 2. The Adoption and Management of a "Fat" Identity / Douglas Degher and Gerald Hughes. 3. Identity Management among Overweight Women: Narrative Resistance to Stigma / Gina Cordell and Carol Rambo Ronai. 4. Fighting Back: Reactions and Resistance to the Stigma of Obesity / Leanne Joanisse and Anthony Synnott -- Pt. III. Redefining Weight. 5. From "Dieting" to "Healthy Eating": An Exploration of Shifting Constructions of Eating for Weight Control / Gwen E. Chapman. 6. Medical Discourse on Body Image: Reconceptualizing the Differences between Women with and without Eating Disorders / Susan Haworth-Hoeppner. 7. Weight and Weddings: The Social Construction of Beautiful Brides / Jeffery Sobal, Caron Bove and Barbara Rauschenbach -- Pt. IV. Organizational Processes in Weight Management |
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8. Let Go and Let God: Religion and the Politics of Surrender in Overeaters Anonymous / Rebecca J. Lester. 9. Fat World/Thin World: "Fat Busters," "Equivocators," "Fat Boosters," and the Social Construction of Obesity / Karen Honeycutt. 10. Creating "Uniformity": The Construction of Bodies in Women's Collegiate Cross Country / Elizabeth Ransom -- Pt. V. Reinterpreting Weight. 11. Pounds of Flesh: Weight, Gender, and Body Images / Thomas F. Cash and Robin E. Roy. 12. Re-evaluating, the Weight-Centered Approach Toward Health: The Need for a Paradigm Shift / Jeanine C. Cogan |
| Summary |
"What is "too fat?" "Too thin"? Interpretations of body weight vary widely across and within cultures. Meeting weight expectations is a major concern for many people because failing to do so may incur dire social consequences, such as difficulty in finding a romantic partner or even in locating adequate employment."--BOOK JACKET. "Written by sociologists, psychologists, and nutritionists, all of the chapters in Interpreting Weight focus on how people construct fatness and thinness. The contributors examine different strategies used to interpret body weight, such as negotiating weight identities, reinterpreting weight, and becoming involved in weight-related organizations. Together, these chapters emphasize the many ways that people actively define, construct, and enact their fatness and thinness in a variety of settings and situations."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Food -- Social aspects.
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Nutrition -- Social aspects.
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Obesity -- Social aspects.
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| Author |
Maurer, Donna, 1961-
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Sobal, Jeffery, 1950-
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| LC no. |
99013617 |
| ISBN |
0202305775 |
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0202305783 |
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