Weighty Issues: Fatness and Thinness As Social ProblemsJeffery Sobal, Donna Maurer Transaction Publishers - 260 頁 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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... Constructions of Crime , Deviance , and Control Anne E. Figert , Women and the Ownership of PMS : The Structuring a ... Construction of Serial Homicide Valerie Jenness , Making It Work : The Prostitutes ' Rights Movement in Perspective ...
... Acceptance Movement and the Social Construction of Body Weight Jeffery Sobal Biographical Sketches of the Contributors Index Contents 97 117 133 159 183 209 231 251 255 Preface W Thile many people consider their weight to be.
... constructions , prob- lems have life cycles that may or may not correspond with the objective prevalence or severity of ... construction itself should be described ( Ibarra and Kitsuse 1993 ; Spector and Kitsuse 1977 ) . Any recourse to ...
... construction- ism also permits the differentiation between sets of claims — as some sets may be more worthy of study than others . Strict constructionists have dif- ficulty with this approach , as they view all claims as equally valid ...
... construction of children's eating patterns and body weight over time can also be examined through a biographical lens , as seen in Paula Saukko's chapter , which provides historical contextualization for the work of Hilde Bruch . Bruch ...
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Meanings of Weight among Dietitians | 183 |
The Size Acceptance Movement and | 231 |
Biographical Sketches of the Contributors | 251 |
Index | 255 |