(mis)representing weight and obesity in the british press: fear, divisiveness, shame and stigma
Auteur :
Coltman-Patel, Tara
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783031448560
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2024
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
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.