What's Wrong with Fat?
| Author | : Abigail Saguy |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2013-01-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199857081 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199857083 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (083 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis What's Wrong with Fat? by : Abigail Saguy
Download or read book What's Wrong with Fat? written by Abigail Saguy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us fat, intensifies negative body image, and justifies weight-based discrimination.
