The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Morality and Ideology

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The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Morality and Ideology

Name: The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Morality and Ideology
ISBN: 9780415318969

Michael Gard, Jan Wright

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Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what this trend actually means? Everybody – including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs, businesses and governments – has a role to play in the ‘war on obesity’. But is talk of an obesity ‘crisis’ justified? Is it the product of measured scientific reasoning or age-old ‘habits of mind’? Why is it happening now? And are there potential risks associated with talking about obesity as an ‘epidemic’?

The Obesity Epidemic proposes that obesity science and the popular media present a complex mix of ambiguous knowledge, familiar (yet unstated) moral agendas and ideological assumptions.

Categorie:

Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences

Anno:

2005

Edizione:

New Ed

Casa editrice:

Routledge

Lingua:

english

Pagine:

232