Obesity in Canada : : Critical Perspectives /

Obesity in Canada : : Critical Perspectives / / ed. by Jenny Ellison, Deborah McPhail, Wendy Mitchinson.

Medical professionals, social policy makers, and the media have all declared that Canada is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. Conceptualizing obesity as a biological condition, these experts insist that it needs to be “prevented” and “managed.” Obesity in Canada takes a broader, critical perspecti...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
MitwirkendeR:
Beausoleil, Natalie,
Brady, Jennifer,
Elliott, Charlene,
Ellison, Jenny,
Gard, Michael,
Gingras, Jacqui,
Holmes, Jacqueline Schoemaker,
Jette, Shannon,
McNaughton, Darlene,
McPhail, Deborah,
Mcphail, Deborah,
Mitchinson, Wendy,
Norman, Moss E.,
Paradis, Elise,
Petherick, LeAnne,
Poudrier, Jennifer,
Rail, Geneviève,
Rice, Carla,
Rochefort, Julie E.,
Senchuk, Andrea,
Smith, Cynthia,
Ward, Pamela,
HerausgeberIn:
Ellison, Jenny ,
McPhail, Deborah,
Mitchinson, Wendy,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
©2016
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (496 p.) :; 8 figures
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Obesity In Canada Critical Perspectives
  • Introduction: Obesity In Canada
  • Part 1 Critical Perspectives On Obesity Science
  • 1. Hearing Noises And Noticing Silence: Towards A Critical Engagement With Canadian Body Weight Statistics
  • 2. “Obesity” As Process: The Medicalization Of Fatness By Canadian Researchers, 1971–2010
  • 3. The Geneticization Of Aboriginal Diabetes And Obesity: Adding Another Scene To The Story Of The Thrifty Gene
  • 4. Diabesity, Or The “Twin Epidemics”: Reflections On The Iatrogenic Consequences Of Stigmatizing Lifestyle To Reduce The Incidence Of Diabetes Mellitus In Canada
  • 5. Spoon Fed: Learning About “Obesity” In Dietetics
  • 6. Indigenous People’S Clinical Encounters With Obesity: A Conversation With Barry Lavallee
  • Part 2 Who Is Responsible For Obesity?
  • 7. Mother Blaming And Obesity: An Alternative Perspective
  • 8. Obesity, Risk, And Responsibility: The Discursive Production Of The “Ultimate At-Risk Child”
  • 9. Obesity Panic, Body Surveillance, And Pedagogy: Elementary Teachers’ Response To Obesity Messaging
  • 10. Find Your Greatness: Responsibility, Policy, And The Problem Of Childhood Obesity
  • Part 3 Representations Of And Responses To Obesity
  • 11. From “Fu” To “Be Yourself”: Fat Activisms In Canada
  • 12. Having Your Jiggs Dinner And Eating It Too: Newfoundland Obesity And The Affects Of Tradition
  • 13. Screening The Un-Scene: Deconstructing The (Bio)Politics Of Story Telling In A Canadian Reality Makeover Weight Loss Series
  • 14. Fat Authenticity And The Pursuit Of Hetero-Romantic Love In Vancouver: The Case Of Online Dating
  • Part 4 Inconclusions
  • 15. “Celebrating Unruly Experiences”: Queering Health At Every Size As A Response To The Politics Of Postponement
  • 16. Revisioning Fat: From Enforcing Norms To Exploring Possibilities Unique To Different Bodies
  • Contributors
  • Index

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