Obesity and the Family

NOTE EDITORE

How fat must one be to be considered obese? Why do fat parents tend to have have fat children, whether they are biologically related or not? How does one's social situation affect one's body weight? Why is fatness prevalent among the poor in westernized countries? This thoroughly fascinating volume explores the phenomenon of obesity, a condition common to nearly 15 percent of all Americans. Experts offer unique sociological insights into the relationship between obesity and the family. They share the most current information available on the social causes, correlates, and consequences of being, becoming, and losing fat. Obesity and the Family also explores dieting as a social process, the stigma of obesity in Western culture, the interactional problems of overweight adolescents, the effects of socioeconomic status on body weight, the influence of marriage on obesity, and much more.

SOMMARIO

Contents Group Dieting, the Stigma of Obesity, and Overweight Adolescents: Contributions of Natalie Allon to the Sociology of Obesity Demographic Determinants of Obesity Obesity and Living Together Expansionary America Tightens Its Belt: Social Scientific Perspectives on Obesity Fat, Female, and the Life Course: The Developmental Years The Relationship of Weight, the Self Perception of Weight, and Self Esteem With Courtship Behavior Marriage, Obesity, and Dieting The Manifestation of Senses and Memory in the Obese and the Family of the Obese: An Analytic Essay With Learning Experiences Selective Guide to Current Reference Sources on Marriage, Obesity, and Dieting

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780866561624
• Dimensioni: Ø 0.95 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 157