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9782884491860
This collection of essays examines obesity not as an objective medical or psychological problem, but as a subjective social and cultural phenomenon. The contributors take a cross-cultural perspective, examining both the negative casting of obesity in developed countries and the traditional view of obesity as a positive characteristic in subsistence societies which is threatened by the dominance of Western culture.De Garine, Igor is the author of 'Social Aspects of Obesity', published 1996 under ISBN 9782884491860 and ISBN 2884491864.
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