The Resource Obesity : cultural and biocultural perspectives, Alexandra A. Brewis
Obesity : cultural and biocultural perspectives, Alexandra A. Brewis
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The item Obesity : cultural and biocultural perspectives, Alexandra A. Brewis represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "In a world filled with more people who are overweight than underweight, public health and medical perspectives paint obesity as a catastrophic epidemic that threatens to overwhelm health systems and undermine life expectancies globally. In many societies, being obese creates profound personal suffering because it is so culturally stigmatized. yet despite loud messages about the health and social costs of obesity, weight gain is a seemingly universal aspect of the modern human condition. Grounded in a holistic anthropological approach and using a range of ethnographic and ecological case studies, 'Obesity' shows that the human tendency to become and stay fat makes perfect sense in terms of evolved human inclinations and the physical and social realities of modern life. Drawing on her own fieldwork in the rural United States, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands, the author addresses such critical questions as why obesity is defined as a problem and why some groups are more at risk than others. She suggests innovative ways in which anthropology and other social sciences can use community-based research to address the serious public health and social justice concerns provoked by the global spread of obesity"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 209 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction: the problem with obesity
- Defining obesity
- Obesity and human adaptation
- The distribution of risk
- Culture and body ideals
- Big-body symbolism, meanings, and norms
- Conclusion: the big picture
- Appendix A: Global rates of overweight and obesity
- Appendix B: Body mass index tables
- Appendix C: Tools for the comparative study of body image
- Appendix D: Using cultural consensus analysis to understand obesity norms
- Isbn
- 9780813552385
- Label
- Obesity : cultural and biocultural perspectives
- Title
- Obesity
- Title remainder
- cultural and biocultural perspectives
- Statement of responsibility
- Alexandra A. Brewis
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In a world filled with more people who are overweight than underweight, public health and medical perspectives paint obesity as a catastrophic epidemic that threatens to overwhelm health systems and undermine life expectancies globally. In many societies, being obese creates profound personal suffering because it is so culturally stigmatized. yet despite loud messages about the health and social costs of obesity, weight gain is a seemingly universal aspect of the modern human condition. Grounded in a holistic anthropological approach and using a range of ethnographic and ecological case studies, 'Obesity' shows that the human tendency to become and stay fat makes perfect sense in terms of evolved human inclinations and the physical and social realities of modern life. Drawing on her own fieldwork in the rural United States, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands, the author addresses such critical questions as why obesity is defined as a problem and why some groups are more at risk than others. She suggests innovative ways in which anthropology and other social sciences can use community-based research to address the serious public health and social justice concerns provoked by the global spread of obesity"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brewis, Alexandra
- Dewey number
- 362.196/398
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- RC628
- LC item number
- .B657 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- NLM call number
-
- 2011 B-308
- WD 210
- Series statement
- Studies in medical anthropology
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Obesity
- Medical anthropology
- Obesity
- Body Image
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Health Behavior
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- Medical anthropology
- Obesity
- Label
- Obesity : cultural and biocultural perspectives, Alexandra A. Brewis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-200) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: the problem with obesity -- Defining obesity -- Obesity and human adaptation -- The distribution of risk -- Culture and body ideals -- Big-body symbolism, meanings, and norms -- Conclusion: the big picture -- Appendix A: Global rates of overweight and obesity -- Appendix B: Body mass index tables -- Appendix C: Tools for the comparative study of body image -- Appendix D: Using cultural consensus analysis to understand obesity norms
- Control code
- 778339953
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 209 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813552385
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other control number
- 99948487778
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt4jz00z
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)778339953
- Label
- Obesity : cultural and biocultural perspectives, Alexandra A. Brewis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-200) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: the problem with obesity -- Defining obesity -- Obesity and human adaptation -- The distribution of risk -- Culture and body ideals -- Big-body symbolism, meanings, and norms -- Conclusion: the big picture -- Appendix A: Global rates of overweight and obesity -- Appendix B: Body mass index tables -- Appendix C: Tools for the comparative study of body image -- Appendix D: Using cultural consensus analysis to understand obesity norms
- Control code
- 778339953
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 209 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813552385
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 99948487778
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt4jz00z
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)778339953
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