Men and the War on Obesity: A Sociological Study

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Summary

Is obesity really a public health problem and what does the construction of obesity as a health problem mean for men?

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List of tables	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction: Beyond militarized medicine	p. 1
Bodily alignment and accounts: From excuses to repudiation	p. 34
Smoking guns, wartime injury and survival: Men and dieting	p. 73
McDonaldizing men's bodies? Rationalization, irrationalities and resistances	p. 117
Physical activity and obesity fighting campaigns: Men's critical talk	p. 138
Conclusion: Social fitness and health at every size	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 193
Index	p. 206
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