ABSTRACT
Biopolitics and the ‘Obesity Epidemic’ is the first edited collection of critical perspectives on the 'obesity epidemic.' The volume provides a comprehensive discussion of current issues in the critical analysis of health, obesity and society, and the impact of obesity discourses on different individuals, social groups and institutions. Contributors from the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia provide original, accessible, and engaging chapters on issues such as the effects on individuals, families, youths and schools. The timely contributions offered by Biopolitics and the ‘Obesity Epidemic’ to this highly topical area will be of interest to a wide range of readers, including teachers, education professionals, community health and allied professionals, and academics in areas such as education, health, youth studies, social work and psychology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
Biopower, Biopedagogies and the Obesity Epidemic
chapter |16 pages
Theorizing Biopedagogies
chapter |15 pages
Bio-Citizenship: Virtue Discourses and the Birth of the Bio-Citizen
chapter |13 pages
Marked as ‘Pathological’: ‘Fat’ Bodies as Virtual Confessors
part |2 pages
Part II Governing Young People: Schools, Families and the ‘Obesity Epidemic’
chapter |14 pages
Pedagogizing Families through Obesity Discourse
chapter |11 pages
Disgusting Pedagogies
part |2 pages
Part III Commentary