ISBN:
9781315583976
,
9781317130406
,
9781317130413
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource
Series Statement:
Routledge research in gender and society 52
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.4201
Keywords:
Human body Social aspects
;
Neoliberalism Social aspects
;
Obesity Social aspects
;
Obesity in women Social aspects
;
Public health
;
Feminist theory
;
Human body ; Social aspects
;
Neoliberalism ; Social aspects
;
Obesity ; Social aspects
;
Obesity in women ; Social aspects
;
Public health
;
Feminist theory
Abstract:
1. Introduction and personal prologue -- 2. Neoliberalism, governmentality, and the body -- 3. The biopolitics of weight and the obesity epidemic -- 4. The economisation of health and the fat body -- 5. Healthism and individual responsibility -- 6. Money for your fat! Moral credit for disappearing fat -- 7. Postfeminism, fatness, and female body norms -- 8. Conclusion.
DOI:
10.4324/9781315583976
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781317130420
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781317130420
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