Verfasst von:	SturtzSreetharan, Cindi [VerfasserIn]
	Brewis, Alexandra A. [VerfasserIn]
	Hardin, Jessica A. [VerfasserIn]
	Trainer, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
	Wutich, Amber [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	Fat in four cultures
Titelzusatz:	a global ethnography of weight
Verf.angabe:	Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Alexandra Brewis, Jessica Hardin, Sarah Trainer, Amber Wutich
Verlagsort:	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London
Verlag:	University of Toronto Press
E-Jahr:	2021
Jahr:	[2021]
Umfang:	x, 222 Seiten
Illustrationen:	Illustrationen
Gesamttitel/Reihe:	Teaching culture : UTP ethnographies for the classroom
Weitere Titel:	Auf dem Umschlag: Gordura, lapo'a, futotteru
ISBN:	978-1-4875-0800-5
	978-1-4875-2562-0
Abstract:	Introduction -- How and Where We Did the Study -- Futotteru (Fat) in Osaka, Japan -- Fat in Peri-rural Georgia, USA -- Gordura (Fat) in Encarnación, Paraguay -- Lapo'a (Large) in Apia, Samoa -- The Bigger Picture: Shared Beliefs about Fat -- Conclusions: A Global Perspective on Weight.
	"Traits that signal belonging dictate our daily routines, including how we eat, move, and connect to others. In recent years, "fat" has emerged as a shared anchor in defining who belongs and is valued versus who does not and is not. The stigma surrounding weight transcends many social, cultural, political, and economic divides. The concern over body image shapes not only how we see ourselves, but also how we talk, interact, and fit into our social networks, communities, and broader society. This Fat in Four Cultures is a co-authored comparative ethnography that reveals the shared struggles and local distinctions of how people across the globe are coping with a bombardment of anti-fat near constant messages that they cannot be overweight. Highlighting important differences in how people experience "being fat," the cases in this book are based on fieldwork by five anthropologists working together, simultaneously, in four different sites across the globe: Japan, the United States, Paraguay, and Samoa. Through these cases, Fat in Four Cultures considers what insights can be gained through systematic, cross-cultural comparison. Written in a highly eye-opening accessible, narrative-driven style, with key terms clearly defined and consistently used, this book effectively explores a series of fundamental questions about the present and future of fat and obesity."--
Schlagwörter:	(g)Japan    / (g)Paraguay    / (g)Samoa    / (g)USA    / (s)Übergewicht    / (s)Körperbild    / (s)Diskriminierung    / (s)Kulturvergleich    / (s)Ethnomethodologie
Sprache:	eng
Bibliogr. Hinweis:	Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe, EPUB
	Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe, PDF
RVK-Notation:	LC 14000
Sach-SW:	Kulturvergleich
	Diskriminierung
	Ethnomethodologie
	Körperbild
	Übergewicht
Geograph. SW:	USA
	Samoa
	Paraguay
	Japan
K10plus-PPN:	177352092X