Fatness and the maternal body : women's experiences of corporeality and the shaping of social policy / edited by Maya Unnithan-Kumar and Soraya Tremayne.

Other author Unnithan-Kumar, Maya, 1961-
Other author Tremayne, Soraya.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Berghahn Books, 2011.
Descriptionxiii, 231 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesFertility, reproduction and sexuality ; v. 22
Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 22. ^A512422
Contents Introduction: corporeality and reproduction: understanding fatness through diverse experiences of motherhood, consumption and social regulation / Maya Unnithan-Kumar -- The traffic in 'nature': maternal bodies and obesity / Megan Warin, Vivienne Moore and Michael Davies -- Fat and fertility, mobility and slaves: long-term perspectives on Tuareg obesity and reproduction / Sara Randall -- Women of great weight: fatness, reproduction and gender dynamics in Tuareg society / Saskia Walentowitz -- Childbearing, breastfeeding and body weight in Tanzania: three bodies, three individuals, many different interrelations among the Wagogo (Central Tanzania) / Mara Mabilia -- The 'obesity cycle': the impact of maternal obesity on the exogenous and endogenous causes of obesity in offspring in the United Kingdom / Nicola Heslehurst -- Culture, diet and maternal body: Ghanaian women's perspectives on food, fat and childbearing / Ama de-Graft Aikins -- Unhealthy, unwealthy, unwise: social policy and nutritional education in a disadvantaged community in Ireland / Shauna Clarke -- The Maharaja Mac: changing dietary patterns in India / Devi Sridhar -- Is there a relation between fatness and reproductive health? A study of body mass index and reproductive health of Indian women / Aravinda Meera Guntupalli -- Reproducing inequalities: theories and ethics in dietetics / Lucy Aphramor and Jacqui Gingras.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011017212
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