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9780415407120

Men and the War on Obesity: A Sociological Study

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415407120

  • ISBN10:

    0415407125

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2008-05-14
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Is obesity really a public health problem and what does the construction of obesity as a health problem mean for men?

Author Biography

Lee F. Monaghan is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at, the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Table of Contents

List of tablesp. ix
Acknowledgementsp. xi
Introduction: Beyond militarized medicinep. 1
Bodily alignment and accounts: From excuses to repudiationp. 34
Smoking guns, wartime injury and survival: Men and dietingp. 73
McDonaldizing men's bodies? Rationalization, irrationalities and resistancesp. 117
Physical activity and obesity fighting campaigns: Men's critical talkp. 138
Conclusion: Social fitness and health at every sizep. 163
Bibliographyp. 193
Indexp. 206
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