List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Making Sense of the New Global Body Norms
Alexandra Brewis
Chapter One. From Thin to Fat and Back Again: A Dual Process Model of the Big Body Mass Reversal
Daniel J. Hruschka
Chapter Two. Managing Body Capital in the Fields of Labor, Sex, and Health
Alexander Edmonds and Ashley Mears
Chapter Three. Fat and Too Fat: Risk and Protection for Obesity Stigma in Three Countries
Eileen P. Anderson-Fye, Stephanie M. McClure, Maureen Floriano, Arundhati Bharati, Yunzhu Chen, and Caryl James
Chapter Four. Excess Gains and Losses: Maternal Obesity, Infant Mortality, and the Biopolitics of Blame
Monica J. Casper
Chapter Five. Symbolic Body Capital of an "Other" Kind: African American Females as a Bracketed Subunit in Female Body Valuation
Stephanie M. McClure
Chapter Six. Fat Is a Linguistic Issue: Discursive Negotiation of Power, Identity, and the Gendered Body among Youth;
Nicole L. Taylor
Chapter Seven. Body Size, Social Standing, and Weight Management: The View from Fiji
Anne E. Becker
Chapter Eight. Glocalizing Beauty: Weight and Body Image in the New Middle East
Sarah Trainer
Conclusion. Fat Matters: Capital, Markets, and Morality
References
Contributors
Index
