Interpreting Weight What is "too fat?" "Too thin"? Interpretations of body weight vary widely across and within cultures. Meeting weight expectations is a major concern for many people because failing to do so may incur dire social consequences, such as difficulty in finding a romantic partner or even in locating adequate employment. Without these social and cultural pressures, body weight would be only a health issu... Full description
"I enjoyed reading this book. The wide range of contributors made for an introduction to some names that were new to me and a welcome revisit to the work of others. I found that all the chapters had something useful to contribute."- Pam Virdi, " European Eating Disorders Review "
"The 12 chapters of this edited volume explore the social and cultural processes by which weight-related social meanings (fat, fit, healthy, obese, attractive, etc.) are created, reenforced, and managed... The approach is predominantly social constructionist and symbolic interactionist, relying on interviews and observation and seeking to identify meanings and consequences of social constructs. May encourage readers to think critically and analytically about conventional notions of weight, health, and appearance. General readers; undergraduates through faculty."
--L. A. Crandall, Choice
"I enjoyed reading this book. The wide range of contributors made for an introduction to some names that were new to me and a welcome revisit to the work of others. I found that all the chapters had something useful to contribute."
--Pam Virdi, "European Eating Disorders Review "
"The twelve chapters of this edited volume explore the social and cultural processes by which weight-related social meanings (fat, fit, healthy, obese, attractive, etc.) are created, reenforced, and managed. . . . The approach is predominantly social constructionist and symbolic interactionist, relying on interviews and observation and seeking to identify meanings and consequences of social constructs. May encourage readers to think critically and analytically about conventional notions of weight, health, and appearance. General readers; undergraduates through faculty."
--L. A. Crandall, Choice
"I enjoyed reading this book. The wide range of contributors made for an introduction to some names that were new to me and a welcome revisit to the work of others. I found that all the chapters had something useful to contribute."
--Pam Virdi, "European Eating Disorders Review "
"Interpreting Weight's subsections are weight identities, redefining weight, organizational processes in weight management, and reinterpreting weight."
-- Carol A. B. Warren, Contemporary Sociology
"The twelve chapters of this edited volume explore the social and cultural processes by which weight-related social meanings (fat, fit, healthy, obese, attractive, etc.) are created, reenforced, and managed. . . . The approach is predominantly social constructionist and symbolic interactionist, relying on interviews and observation and seeking to identify meanings and consequences of social constructs. May encourage readers to think critically and analytically about conventional notions of weight, health, and appearance. General readers; undergraduates through faculty."
--L. A. Crandall, Choice
"I enjoyed reading this book. The wide range of contributors made for an introduction to some names that were new to me and a welcome revisit to the work of others. I found that all the chapters had something useful to contribute."
--Pam Virdi, European Eating Disorders Review
"Interpreting Weight's subsections are weight identities, redefining weight, organizational processes in weight management, and reinterpreting weight."
-- Carol A. B. Warren, Contemporary Sociology
-The twelve chapters of this edited volume explore the social and cultural processes by which weight-related social meanings (fat, fit, healthy, obese, attractive, etc.) are created, reenforced, and managed. . . . The approach is predominantly social constructionist and symbolic interactionist, relying on interviews and observation and seeking to identify meanings and consequences of social constructs. May encourage readers to think critically and analytically about conventional notions of weight, health, and appearance. General readers; undergraduates through faculty.-
--L. A. Crandall, Choice
-I enjoyed reading this book. The wide range of contributors made for an introduction to some names that were new to me and a welcome revisit to the work of others. I found that all the chapters had something useful to contribute.-
--Pam Virdi, European Eating Disorders Review
-Interpreting Weight's subsections are weight identities, redefining weight, organizational processes in weight management, and reinterpreting weight.-
-- Carol A. B. Warren, Contemporary Sociology
