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Husky Dick and Chubby Jane: A centur...

Dawes, Laura Louise.

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Husky Dick and Chubby Jane: A century of childhood obesity in the United States.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Husky Dick and Chubby Jane: A century of childhood obesity in the United States./
作者:	Dawes, Laura Louise.
面頁冊數:	635 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-07, Section: A, page: 2585.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International71-07A.
標題:	Economics, History. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3414665
ISBN:	9781124080161

Husky Dick and Chubby Jane: A century of childhood obesity in the United States.
Dawes, Laura Louise.

Husky Dick and Chubby Jane: A century of childhood obesity in the United States. - 635 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-07, Section: A, page: 2585.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2010.

This thesis examines changes in how childhood obesity has been measured and diagnosed in the twentieth century (Part I) and developments in understanding its causes and treatment (Part II).

ISBN: 9781124080161Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017418
Economics, History.

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520 $a The earliest diagnostic technique---aesthetic judgment---has been supplemented with quantitative techniques. Childhood obesity can be readily diagnosed by eye and this is responsible for much of the condition's social valence and how it is experienced. Quantitative techniques have measured different characteristics of children's bodies (size, contour, fat content), producing a plethora of techniques rather than a definitive method for diagnosing obesity. Measurement issues are an outcome of continued endeavors to establish whether, how, and why childhood obesity is harmful. Dilemmas are fuelled by vogues in research methodology, a desire to use avant guarde technology, but also by practical needs. Moving from lab, to pediatrician's office, school nurse's office and home, requires translations and compromises.
520 $a In part two, I argue that responses to childhood obesity reflect societal values and decisions about apportioning responsibility for children's well-being between parents, children themselves, and society. Over time, theories of childhood obesity's etiology have been layered, not replaced, producing an understanding of the condition as complex and multi-factorial. Chapters address biological explanations and drug treatment; family environment and psychological factors (Hilde Bruch as a case study); metabolic imbalance and treatment through diet and exercise, specifically diet books and fat camps. Parents' role in causing and treating their child's condition is one of the major threads traced.
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