ISBN:
9781517910556
,
9781517910563
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
x, 283 Seiten
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Glabau, Danya, 1985- Food allergy advocacy
DDC:
616.97/5
Schlagwort(e):
Food allergy
;
Food allergy in children
;
Nutrition policy
Kurzfassung:
"Danya Glabau follows parents and activists as they fight for allergen-free environments, accurate labeling, the fair application of disability law, and access to life-saving medications for food-allergic children in the United States. At the same time, she shows how this activism also reproduces the culturally dominant politics of personhood and responsibility, based on an idealized version of the American family, centered around white, middle-class, and heteronormative motherhood. Food Allergy Advocacy raises important questions about who controls illness activism"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
