Jan (Hrsg.) Wright

Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic'

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Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic' is the first edited collection of critical perspectives on the 'obesity epidemic.' The volume provides a comprehensive discussion of current issues in the critical analysis of health, obesity and society, and the impact of obesity discourses on different individuals, social groups and institutions. Contributors from the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia provide original, accessible, and engaging chapters on issues such as the effects on individuals, families, youths and schools. The timely contributions offered by Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic' to this highly topical area will be of interest… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Harwood, Valerie (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-135-85185-9
EAN: 9781135851859
Produktnummer: 18432004
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 232 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 2'217 KB
Abbildungen: 3 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 2 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 1 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 1 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Valerie Harwood is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Wollongong. Her recently published book Diagnosing 'Disorderly' Children (2006, Routledge) came runner-up in the prestigious National Association of Special Needs in Education/Times Educational Supplement Academic Book Award, 2006. Jan Wright is Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Wollongong. She is co-editor of Body Knowledge and Control and Critical Inquiry and Problem Solving in Physical Education (Routledge 2004) and co-author with Michael Gard of The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Ideology and Morality (Routledge, 2005).