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 Info | New York : Aldine de Gruyter, ©1999. |
| Description | x, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Social 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 note | Little-311848--305131038460Y |
| Local note | Laupus-Agromedicine material. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 99013617 |
| ISBN | 0202305775 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0202305783 (pbk. : alk. paper) |