Weighty Issues: Fatness and Thinness As Social ProblemsJeffery Sobal, Donna Maurer Transaction Publishers - 260 Seiten Many people consider their weight to be a personal problem; when, then, does body weight become a social problem? Until recently, the major public concern was whether enough food was consistently available. As food systems began to provide ample and stable amounts of food, questions about food availability were replaced with concerns about "ideal" weights and appearance. These interests were aggregated into public concerns about defining people as "too fat" and "too thin." Social constructionist perspectives can contribute to the understanding of weight problems because they focus attention on how these problems are created, maintained, and promoted within various social environments. While there is much objectivist research concerning weight problems, few studies address the socially constructed aspects of fatness and thinness. This book however draws from and contributes to social constructionist perspectives. The chapters in this volume offer several perspectives that can be used to understand the way society deals with fatness and thinness. The contributors consider historical foundations, medical models, gendered dimensions, institutional components, and collective perspectives. These different perspectives illustrate the multifaceted nature of obesity and eating disorders, providing examples of how a variety of social groups construct weight as a social problem. Jeffery Sobal is Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University. He is on the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and he has Cornell University Graduate Field Membership in the areas of Nutrition, Development Sociology and Epidemiology. Donna Maurer is John S. Knight Postdoctoral Fellow in the Writing Program, Cornell University. She also serves on the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and is an adjunct professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland University College. Drs. Sobal and Maurer are coeditors of a companion volume, Interpreting Weight: The Social Management of Fatness and Thinness, and Eating Agendas: Food and Nutrition as Social Problems |
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... focus on social patterns of obesity , body weight and marriage , and the role of weight in society , particularly stigmatization of obese individuals and medicalization of obesity as a social problem . He co- edited , with Donna Maurer ...
... focus on " ideal weight " and appearance . These interests have aggregated into public concerns about people who are defined as " too fat " or " too thin . " Historically , food , nutrition , and body weight have been marginal so ...
... focus on the prevalence , patterns , and severity of a particular problem . Objectivists assume that when a negative condition reaches an intolerable point , it self - evidently becomes recognized as a social problem . Objectivists view ...
... focus our attention on how these prob- lems are created , maintained , and promoted within various social envi- ronments . While there is much objectivist research concerning weight problems , few studies address the socially ...
... focus on eating discipline pro- duced few obese children , while American laissez - faire eating patterns contributed to weight problems . Cultural contrasts provide evidence that interpretations of weight are constructed and not ...
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Meanings of Weight among Dietitians | 183 |
The Size Acceptance Movement and | 231 |
Biographical Sketches of the Contributors | 251 |
Index | 255 |
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