Heavy - The Obesity Crisis in Cultural Context

Informationen zum Autor Helene A. Shugart is Professor of Communication at the University of Utah. Her research synthesises rhetorical, media, and cultural studies to critically assess cultural discourses; her most recent work examines discourses around health, concentrating specifically on obesity. Klappentext This book examines contemporary mainstream cultural "discourses, " or stories, of obesity. The official "personal responsibility " obesity discourse does not resonate with the populace, prompting a number of competing discourses and practices. Zusammenfassung This book examines contemporary mainstream cultural "discourses, " or stories, of obesity. The official "personal responsibility " obesity discourse does not resonate with the populace, prompting a number of competing discourses and practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Calorie Laden: The Official Story of Obesity Chapter III Circumstantial Case: The Environmental Story of Obesity Chapter IV Destiny Obesity: The Fatalistic Story of Obesity Chapter V Heavy Legacies: The Cultural Story of Obesity Chapter VI Heavy Heart: The Story of Emotional/Spiritual Dysfunction Chapter VII Fighting Weight: Stories of Resistance Chapter VIII Feeling Fat: The Story of Disgrace Chapter IX Conclusion: Getting Real References

Product details

• Authors: Helene A Shugart, Helene A. Shugart, Helene A. (Professor of Communication Shugart
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.07.2016
• EAN: 9780190210625
• ISBN: 978-0-19-021062-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Sociolinguistics, Communication Studies, Obesity: Treatment & Therapy, Obesity: treatment and therapy, MEDICAL / Bariatrics