The Obesity Epidemic

Name: The Obesity Epidemic
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Science, Morality and Ideology

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Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what this trend actually means? Everybody -- including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs, businesses and governments -- has a role to play in the 'war on obesity'. But is talk of an obesity 'crisis' justified? Is it the product of measured scientific reasoning or age-old 'habits of mind'? Why is it happening now? And are there potential risks associated with talking about obesity as an 'epidemic'? The Obesity Epidemic proposes that obesity science and the popular media present a complex mix of ambiguous knowledge, familiar (yet unstated) moral agendas and ideological assumptions.

Author Biography:

Michael Gard is Senior Lecturer in Physcial Education at Charles Sturt University, Australia. Jan Wright is a Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Release date NZ

April 26th, 2005

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Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Undergraduate

Illustrations

3 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

226

Dimensions

156x234x11

ISBN-13

9780415318969

Product ID

1682331

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