Legislating Fatness
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Legislating Fatness
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Author : Stephanie von Liebenstein
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-07-28
Legislating Fatness written by Stephanie von Liebenstein and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with Law categories.
Discrimination based on body weight is an underestimated and widespread problem. There is not a single national law worldwide that prohibits weight discrimination, but quite a number of laws and policies that reinforce, or at least reflect, the existing socially ubiquitous weight stigma. This volume focuses on where and how fatness and law intersect, discussing current anti-discrimination protections related to fatness; the ongoing debate around the introduction of new anti-discrimination categories; national and international principles that seem to argue against the introduction of legal protection of fatness; the question whether fatness should be considered a disability; and weight stigma in legal practice. Starting from a fat studies perspective, this book also considers the legal implications of anti-discrimination legislation for fatness through an intersectional lens, noting how fatness often overlaps with other marginalized identities, including race and ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status. This book will be of interest to both professional and lay audiences, providing an introduction into the legal aspects of weightism, as well as offering solutions for legislative practice. It will be an invaluable resource for everyone who would like to be more weight-sensitive in their legal work. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society.
Eu Law And Obesity Prevention
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Author : Amandine Garde
language : en
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Release Date : 2010-10-11
Eu Law And Obesity Prevention written by Amandine Garde and has been published by Kluwer Law International B.V. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-11 with Law categories.
Since the 1980s, there has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of obesity in virtually every country in the world. As obesity is known to lead to both chronic and severe medical problems, it imposes a cost not only on affected individuals and their families, but also on society as a whole. In Europe, the Obesity Prevention White Paper of May 2007 – followed by the adoption of an EU School Fruit Scheme, the acknowledgement that food advertising to children should be limited, and proposed legislation to make nutrition labeling compulsory – has firmly placed obesity on the EU agenda by laying down a multi-sectoral strategy and a basis for future action. In accordance with this growing sense of urgency, this is the first book to offer an in-depth legal analysis of obesity prevention, with particular reference to Europe. It describes what the EU has done and could do to support Member States in fighting the obesity epidemic, and clearly shows the way to locating advocacy strategies within the framework of EU law. The thorough analysis includes a discussion of the following issues: the need to address nutrition and physical activity as important health determinants; the emphasis traditionally placed at EU level on food safety rather than food quality; the need for the development of databases on nutrition and physical activity, comparable common indicators and risk assessment mechanisms; mainstreaming public health into all EU policies; the scope of EU powers in the case law of the Court of Justice; the role of information in the EU’s obesity prevention strategy; the Commission’s proposed Mandatory Nutrition Declaration; the Food Claims Regulation; the regulation of food marketing to children, and in particular the role of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and industry self-regulation; food reformulation; the use of economic instruments in the EU’s obesity prevention strategy, with an emphasis on the Common Agricultural Policy and the EU’s taxation policy; and EU action in the fields of sport, occupational health and safety, and transport policy. The author convincingly shows that conflicts of interest inherent in market forces demand a strong EU intervention, preferably through legislation than self-regulation. She also demonstrates the urgent need to reach an agreement, on the basis of reliable data, about what is effective in practice to improve lifestyles. The study acknowledges that the law is not a panacea, but nonetheless has an influential role to play in making the healthy choice an easier choice, and must move decisively towards ensuring that the societal costs associated with obesity are sustainable, and that the ultimate goal of a healthy population is achievable. The book is essential reading for everyone involved or interested in the development of the EU’s obesity prevention policy.
The Routledge International Handbook Of Fat Studies
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Author : Cat Pausé
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2021-04-19
The Routledge International Handbook Of Fat Studies written by Cat Pausé and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-19 with Social Science categories.
The Routledge International Handbook of Fat Studies brings together a diverse body of work from around the globe and across a wide range of Fat Studies topics and perspectives. The first major collection of its kind, it explores the epistemology, ontology, and methodology of fatness, with attention to issues such as gender and sexuality, disability and embodiment, health, race, media, discrimination, and pedagogy. Presenting work from both scholarly writers and activists, this volume reflects a range of critical perspectives vital to the expansion of Fat Studies and thus constitutes an essential resource for researchers in the field.
Watching Our Weights
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Author : Melissa Zimdars
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2019-02-07
Watching Our Weights written by Melissa Zimdars and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-07 with Social Science categories.
Winner of the 2020 Gourmand Awards, Food Writing Section, USA Watching Our Weights explores the competing and contradictory fat representations on television that are related to weight-loss and health, medicalization and disease, and body positivity and fat acceptance. While television—especially reality television—is typically understood to promote individual self-discipline and expert interventions as necessary for transforming fat bodies into thin bodies, fat representations and narratives on television also create space for alternative as well as resistant discourses of the body. Melissa Zimdars thus examines the resistance inherent within TV representations and narratives of fatness as a global health issue, the inherent and overt resistance found across stories of medicalized fatness, and programs that actively avoid dieting narratives in favor of less oppressive ways of thinking about the fat body. Watching Our Weights weaves together analyses of media industry lore and decisions, communication and health policies, medical research, activist projects, popular culture, and media texts to establish both how television shapes our knowledge of fatness and how fatness helps us better understand contemporary television.
Alcohol Tobacco And Obesity
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Author : Kirsten Bell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-03-29
Alcohol Tobacco And Obesity written by Kirsten Bell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with Medical categories.
First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Fat Shame
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Author : Amy Erdman Farrell
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2011-05-02
Fat Shame written by Amy Erdman Farrell and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
A look at how fatness became a cultural stigma in the United States.
Weighty Issues
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Author : Jeffery Sobal
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
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Weighty Issues written by Jeffery Sobal and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Health & Fitness categories.
Many people consider their weight to be a personal problem; when, then, does body weight become a social problem? Until recently, the major public concern was whether enough food was consistently available. As food systems began to provide ample and stable amounts of food, questions about food availability were replaced with concerns about "ideal" weights and appearance. These interests were aggregated into public concerns about defining people as "too fat" and "too thin." Social constructionist perspectives can contribute to the understanding of weight problems because they focus attention on how these problems are created, maintained, and promoted within various social environments. While there is much objectivist research concerning weight problems, few studies address the socially constructed aspects of fatness and thinness. This book however draws from and contributes to social constructionist perspectives. The chapters in this volume offer several perspectives that can be used to understand the way society deals with fatness and thinness. The contributors consider historical foundations, medical models, gendered dimensions, institutional components, and collective perspectives. These different perspectives illustrate the multifaceted nature of obesity and eating disorders, providing examples of how a variety of social groups construct weight as a social problem. Jeffery Sobal is Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University. He is on the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and he has Cornell University Graduate Field Membership in the areas of Nutrition, Development Sociology and Epidemiology. Donna Maurer is John S. Knight Postdoctoral Fellow in the Writing Program, Cornell University. She also serves on the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and is an adjunct professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland University College. Drs. Sobal and Maurer are coeditors of a companion volume, Interpreting Weight: The Social Management of Fatness and Thinness, and Eating Agendas: Food and Nutrition as Social Problems
Feminist Disability Studies
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Author : Kim Q. Hall
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-24
Feminist Disability Studies written by Kim Q. Hall and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-24 with Philosophy categories.
The essays in this volume are contributions to feminist disability studies. The essays constitute an interdisciplinary dialogue regarding the meaning of feminist disability studies and the implications of its insights regarding identity, the body, and experience.
Obesity And Food Policing
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Author : Marcia Amidon Lüsted
language : en
Publisher: ABDO
Release Date : 2008
Obesity And Food Policing written by Marcia Amidon Lüsted and has been published by ABDO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Examines current critical debates about obesity, including the legislation that has shaped the issue as well as the numerous sides of each argument.
Hearings On Sundry Legislation Affecting The Naval And Military Establishments
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
language : en
Publisher:
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Hearings On Sundry Legislation Affecting The Naval And Military Establishments written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Legislative hearings categories.