Bültmann & Gerriets
The Obesity Epidemic
Why a Social Justice Perspective Matters
von Monica M. Taylor
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Reihe: Political Pedagogies
Reihe: Psychology and Our Planet
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ISBN: 978-3-319-68978-4
Auflage: 1st ed. 2018
Erschienen am 16.11.2017
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 86 Seiten

Preis: 53,49 €

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Monica M. Taylor is Faculty Member of Healthcare Administration and Business at Colorado State University-Global, USA and Adjunct Full Professor of Health Services Management at the University of Maryland - University College, USA. She received her Ph.D. in Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University in 2009 and also holds an MPH from Hunter College, New York. . 



This book addresses the obesity epidemic from a political, economic and social perspective. Examining the populations that suffer the greatest from political and economic decision-making associated with obesity prevalence, this book utilizes a contemporary framework to discuss obesity. While it does examine the behavioral risks associated with rising obesity rates, it also explores the political level, by evaluating theories in social justice and the political economy that foster or restrict at-risk behaviors. It considers the economic context through rising income inequality levels in the US. It also critiques the actions of higher institutions, including transnational corporations, as social contributors to this epidemic. Finally, it compares global and national challenges of the epidemic.