Social Aspects of Obesity (Culture And Ecology Of Food And Nutrition Ser.: Vol. 1.)

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2004

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781134316212
Related ISBNs:
9781315075853, 9782884491860, 9782884491853, 9781138160033
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Igor De Garine, Nancy J. Pollock
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Medicine
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Igor and De Garine

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