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Obesity

Cultural and Biocultural Perspectives

Obesity( )
Author: Brewis, Alexandra A.
Series title:Studies in Medical Anthropology Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8135-4891-3
Publication Date:Dec 2010
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $40.95
Book Description:

Grounded in a holistic anthropological approach and using a range of ethnographic and ecological case studies, Obesity shows that the human tendency to become and stay fat makes perfect sense in terms of evolved human inclinations and the physical and social realities of modern life. Drawing on her own fieldwork in the rural United States, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands over the last two decades, Alexandra A. Brewis addresses such critical questions as why obesity is...
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Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Medical / Bariatrics
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Psychology / Personality
Health & Fitness / Healthy Living & Personal Hygiene
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:0.812 Pounds



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