European University Institute Library

Fat blame, how the war on obesity victimizes women and children, April Michelle Herndon

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-194) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Fat blame

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April Michelle Herndon

ACLS Humanities E-Book

how the war on obesity victimizes women and children

"Fat Blame is a book about how the war on obesity is, in many ways, shaping up to be a battle against women and children, especially women and children who are marginalized via class and race. While conceding that fatness can be linked to certain conditions, or that some populations might be heavier than others, Herndon is more interested in the ways women and children are blamed for obesity and the ways interventions aimed at preventing obesity are problematic in and of themselves. From bariatric surgeries being performed on children to women being positioned as responsible for carrying to term a generation of thin children, her book looks closely at the stories of real people whose lives are drastically altered by interventions that are supposedly for their own good"--Publisher.--, Provided by publisher

The mother of all wars -- Children first : maternal ideology in the war on obesity -- There's no place like home : fatness and families in the courts -- Public and private shame : using children as message boards -- What if the cure is worse than the disease? : how we treat children in the age of obesity -- A cramped room