Fat blame, how the war on obesity victimizes women and children, April Michelle Herndon
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Fat blame, how the war on obesity victimizes women and children, April Michelle Herndon
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-194) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Fat blame
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
864095856
Responsibility statement
April Michelle Herndon
Series statement
CultureAmerica
Sub title
how the war on obesity victimizes women and children
Summary
"Fat Blame is a book about how the war on obesity is, in many ways, shaping up to be a battle against women and children, especially women and children who are marginalized via class and race. While conceding that fatness can be linked to certain conditions, or that some populations might be heavier than others, Herndon is more interested in the ways women and children are blamed for obesity and the ways interventions aimed at preventing obesity are problematic in and of themselves. From bariatric surgeries being performed on children to women being positioned as responsible for carrying to term a generation of thin children, her book looks closely at the stories of real people whose lives are drastically altered by interventions that are supposedly for their own good"--Publisher
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Subject
- Obesity in children + Social aspects
- Obesity -- United States
- Discrimination against overweight persons -- United States
- Body image -- United States
- Overweight children + Mental health
- Obesity in women + Social aspects
- Weight loss + Social aspects -- United States
- Weight loss -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- Overweight women + Mental health
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject9
- Obesity in children + Social aspects
- Obesity -- United States
- Discrimination against overweight persons -- United States
- Body image -- United States
- Overweight children + Mental health
- Obesity in women + Social aspects
- Weight loss + Social aspects -- United States
- Weight loss -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- Overweight women + Mental health
- Author1
- Is Part Of1
- Mapped to1