Debating Obesity: Critical Perspectives - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1349308242 ISBN 13: 9781349308248

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Riassunto

This book brings together critical perspectives on some of the recent claims associated with the obesity crisis. It develops both theoretical and conceptual arguments around the obesity debate, as well as taking a more practical focus in terms of implications for the health professions to outline an agenda for a 'critical weight studies'.

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Recensione:

'This collection has certainly succeeded inexpressing critical concerns on the obesity discourse and in contributing to the development of critical weight studies.' - Sociology of Health& Illness

L'autore:

PAUL CAMPOS is Professor of Law, University of Colorado, USA CHARLOTTE COOPER is a Queer Fat Activist based in London, and currently a Government of Ireland PhD Scholar at the University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland, courtesy of the Irish Social Sciences Platform RACHEL COLLS is Lecturer in Human Geography at Durham University, UK LAURA DE PIAN is a Doctoral Research Student in the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, UK BETHAN EVANS is Lecturer in Geography and Medical Humanities at Durham University, UK JOHN EVANS is Professor of Sociology of Education and Physical Education at Loughborough University, UK JACQUI GINGRAS is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nutrition, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada HELEN MALSON is a Reader in Social Psychology in the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK IRMGARD TISCHNER is a Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Worcester and Associate Member of the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1349308242
• ISBN 13: 9781349308248
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 270
• Redattore: Rich E., Monaghan L. F., Aphramor L.