Bodies out of bounds fatness and transgression
Since World War II, when the diet and fitness industries promoted mass obsession with weight and body shape, fat has been a dirty word. In the United States, fat is seen as repulsive, funny, ugly, unclean, obscene, and above all as something to lose. Bodies Out of Bounds challenges these dominant pe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
c2001.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798085406719 |
| Summary: | Since World War II, when the diet and fitness industries promoted mass obsession with weight and body shape, fat has been a dirty word. In the United States, fat is seen as repulsive, funny, ugly, unclean, obscene, and above all as something to lose. Bodies Out of Bounds challenges these dominant perceptions by examining social representations of the fat body. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520935518 9781597345057 |
