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Men and the war on obesity : a sociological study / Lee F. Monaghan.

By: Monaghan, Lee F, 1972-Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008Description: xiii, 214 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780415407113 (hbk); 9780415407120 (pbk); 0415407117 (hbk); 0415407125 (pbk)Subject(s): Obesity -- Social aspects | Weight loss -- Social aspects | Obesity in men | Overweight men | Obesity -- Psychological aspects | Weight loss -- Psychological aspects | Social perception | Weight lossLOC classification: RC628 | .M66 2008Online resources: Click here to view Also available as an electronic resource.
Contents:
Introduction: beyond militarized medicine -- Bodily alignment and accounts: from excuses to repudiation -- Smoking guns, wartime injury and survival: men and dieting -- McDonaldizing men's bodies? rationalization, irrationalities and resistances -- Physical activity and obesity fighting campaigns: men's critical talk -- Conclusion: social fitness and health at every size.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-205) and index.

Introduction: beyond militarized medicine -- Bodily alignment and accounts: from excuses to repudiation -- Smoking guns, wartime injury and survival: men and dieting -- McDonaldizing men's bodies? rationalization, irrationalities and resistances -- Physical activity and obesity fighting campaigns: men's critical talk -- Conclusion: social fitness and health at every size.

Also available as an electronic resource.

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