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Debating Obesity : Critical Perspectives /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Aphramor, Lucy (Editor), Monaghan, Lee F. (Editor), Rich, Emma (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Cultural Studies.
Medical Sociology.
Social Policy.
Sociology of Education.
Sociology of the Body.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Educational sociology.
Human body > Social aspects.
Popular culture > Study and teaching.
Social medicine.
Social policy.
Social sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 270 pages)
ISBN:9780230304239
DOI:10.1057/9780230304239