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(Mis)Representing Weight and Obesity in the British Press: Fear, Divisiveness, Shame and Stigma Tara Coltman-Patel
(Mis)Representing Weight and Obesity in the British Press: Fear, Divisiveness, Shame and Stigma
Tara Coltman-Patel
This book is a linguistic analysis of the British obesity media narrative, analysing a large corpus of published newspaper articles to demonstrate how the language used perpetuates common misconceptions and stereotypes about weight and obesity, and then exploring the sociological effects of these widespread conceptualisations.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 6, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9783031448560 |
| Publishers | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Pages | 214 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 301 g |
| Language | German |
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