Social Aspects of Obesity
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
2884491864
ISBN-13
9782884491860
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 3rd, 1995
Print length
352 Pages
Weight
562 grams
Dimensions
15.50 x 22.90 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studiesAnthropologyDiseases & disorders
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This collection of essays examines obesity not as an objective medical or psychological problem, but as a subjective social and cultural phenomenon. Both the negative casting of obesity in developed countries and the traditional positive view of obesity are juxtaposed.
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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