Backstrom, Laura.

Weighty Problems : Embodied Inequality at a Children's Weight Loss Camp. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (171 pages)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Embodied Inequality, Childhood Obesity, and the "Problem Child -- 2. Studying Camp Odyssey -- 3. Learning Embodied Inequality through Social Comparisons -- 4. "It's Not a Fat Camp": The Decision to Attend Camp -- 5. "They Were Born Lucky": Weight Attribution among the Campers -- 6. Change Your Body, Change Yourself: Camp Resocialization -- 7. The Benefits of Weight Loss Camp . . . and the Dark Side -- 8. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.

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9780813599151


Obesity in children-Psychological aspects.
Weight loss-Psychological aspects.
Body image in children.


Electronic books.

RJ399

618.92/398