Fat rights [electronic resource] : dilemmas of difference and personhood / Anna Kirkland.
By: Kirkland, Anna Rutherford.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2008Description: xii, 196 p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Discrimination against overweight persons -- Law and legislation -- United States | Overweight persons -- Civil rights -- United States | Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States | Overweight persons -- Social aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 342.7308/7 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-190) and index.
Introduction: The challenge of difference -- Imagining legal protections for fatness -- Shifting the blame -- Balancing functional individuals and embedded selves -- Governing risk : medicalization and normalization -- Accomodating fatness -- Conclusion: What is worth wanting in American antidiscrimination law?
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.