Interpreting weight : the social management of fatness and thinness / Jeffery Sobal and Donna Maurer, editors.

Other author Sobal, Jeffery, 1950-
Other author Maurer, Donna, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Aldine de Gruyter, ©1999.
Descriptionx, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSocial problems and social issues
Social problems and social issues. ^A252175
Contents Social management of fatness and thinness / Donna Maurer and Jeffery Sobal -- Adoption and management of a "fat" identity / Douglas Degher and Gerald Hughes -- Identity management among overweight women: narratve resistance to stigma / Gina Cordell and Carol Rambo Ronai -- Fighting back: reactions and resistance to the stigma of obesity / Leanne Joanisse and Anthony Synnott -- From "dieting" to "healthy eating": an exploration of shifting constructions of eating for weight control / Gwen E. Chapman -- Medical discourse on body image: reconceptualizing the differences between women with and without eating disorders / Susan Haworth-Hoeppner -- Weight and weddings: the social construction of beautiful brides / Jeffery Sobal, Caron Bove, and Barbara Rauschenbach -- Let go and let God: religion and the politics of surrender in Overeaters Anonymous / Rebecca J. Lester -- Fat world/thin world: "fat busters," "equivocators," "fat boosters," and the social construction of obesity / Karen Honeycutt -- Creating "uniformity": the construction of bodies in women's collegiate cross country / Elizabeth Ransom -- Pounds of flesh: weight, gender, and body images / Thomas F. Cash and Robin E. Roy -- Re-evaluating the weight-centered approach toward health: the need for a paradigm shift / Jeanine C. Cogan.
Local noteLittle-311848--305131038460Y
Local noteLaupus-Agromedicine material.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 99013617
ISBN0202305775 (alk. paper)
ISBN0202305783 (pbk. : alk. paper)