Obesity: A Study of the Body in Popular Science Discourse

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dc.contributor.authorPrice, Suzanne
dc.creatorPrice, Suzanne
dc.date2009-12-07
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-12T20:52:22Z
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dc.date.available2010-01-12T20:52:22Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-12T20:52:22Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis evaluates how the fat body is constructed in the popularizations of scientific obesity studies. This is accomplished through discourse analysis, including examination of the vocabulary used in describing the fat body and analysis of the narratives of causation- causes of obesity and consequences of obesity- in the news articles. This study found that the fat body is viewed as Other, an idea strengthened by the characteristics of popularizations as outlined by Fahnestock and Carosso, which increase the ability of the narratives to name causes and consequences of fat bodies. Furthermore, the portrayal of obesity as contagious demonizes the obese as bodies to be avoided. Finally, the deprivation of agency for the obese denies the fat body a voice and power within the circulating fatness debate.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/5670
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectDiscourse
dc.subjectBody
dc.subjectFat
dc.subjectPopular science
dc.titleObesity: A Study of the Body in Popular Science Discourse
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in English

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