Obesity :
Brewis, Alexandra.
Obesity : - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2011. - xviii, 209 p. : ill. ; - Studies in medical anthropology .
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.
9780813548906 (alk. paper) 081354890X (alk. paper) 9780813548913 (pbk.) 0813548918 (pbk.)
Obesity
Medical anthropology.
Obesity.
Body Image.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Health Behavior.
MED RC628 / .B657
Obesity : - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2011. - xviii, 209 p. : ill. ; - Studies in medical anthropology .
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.
9780813548906 (alk. paper) 081354890X (alk. paper) 9780813548913 (pbk.) 0813548918 (pbk.)
Obesity
Medical anthropology.
Obesity.
Body Image.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Health Behavior.
MED RC628 / .B657