Research Catalog

Title

Fat lives : a feminist psychological exploration / Irmgard Tischner.

Author

Tischner, Irmgard.

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.

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Details

Description

166 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

Within the context of the current 'obesity debate', this book investigates the embodied experience of 'being large' from a critical psychological perspective. Using poststructuralist and feminist theories, the author explores the discourses available to and used by self-designated 'fat' individuals, as well as the societal power relationships that these discourses produce. Using the issues of body size and 'fat' as an illustration, the book describes the benefits of exploring psychological and social matters from a poststructuralist perspective, and the dangers inherent in taking reductionist approaches to public health and other social issues. As such, this book should be of particular interest to anyone working within the disciplines of psychology, sociology and health studies, as well as those involved in the study of health, gender issues and appearance. -- from back cover.

Series Statement

Women and psychology

Subject

• Body image in women
• Weight loss > Social aspects
• Body Image > psychology
• Obesity > psychology
• Weight Loss
• Women > psychology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A mantra of body weight, health and lifestyle : setting the scene for fat lives -- Putting the fat body in context -- Exploring fat lives -- Women's in/visible 'large bodies' : always visible but rarely seen -- "I just wear clothes to keep me warm" -- Health, well-being and the responsible fat woman -- Gendering fat -- The experience of being fat.

ISBN

• 9780415680936 (hbk.)
• 9780415680943 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2012021177

OCLC

798407908

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library