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Fat rights dilemmas of difference and personhood

Title
Fat rights [electronic resource] : dilemmas of difference and personhood / Anna Kirkland.
Author
Kirkland, Anna Rutherford.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2008.

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Description
1 online resource (xii, 196 p.)
Uniform Title
Fat rights (Online)
Alternative Title
Fat rights (Online)
Subject
  • Discrimination against overweight persons > Law and legislation > United States
  • Overweight persons > Civil rights > United States
  • Discrimination > Law and legislation > United States
  • Overweight persons > Social aspects > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-190) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: The challenge of difference -- Imagining legal protections for fatness -- Shifting the blame -- Balancing functional individuals and embedded selves -- Governing risk : medicalization and normalization -- Accomodating fatness -- Conclusion: What is worth wanting in American antidiscrimination law?
LCCN
2007043256
OCLC
ssj0000153657
Author
Kirkland, Anna Rutherford.
Title
Fat rights [electronic resource] : dilemmas of difference and personhood / Anna Kirkland.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-190) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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