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Presenting the story of America's obesity epidemic, this book examines the political forces that shape America's obesity 'epidemic'. It argues that the concern with obesity is based less in science and more in the financial interests of the health care system. It concludes that the obesity epidemic is symptomatic of some larger contradictions.
Obesity --- Health --- Health Policy --- Prejudice --- Social Perception --- Obesity - United States. --- Health - United States. --- Health Policy - United States. --- Prejudice - United States. --- Social Perception - United States.
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Using arresting case studies of how ordinary people understand the concepts of race, class, and gender, Celine-Marie Pascale shows that the peculiarity of commonsense is that it imposes obviousness-that which we cannot fail to recognize. As a result, how we negotiate the challenges of inequality in the twenty-first century may depend less on what people consciously think about ""difference"" and more on what we inadvertently assume. Through an analysis of commonsense knowledge, Pascale expertly provides new insights into familiar topics. In addition, by analyzing local practices in the cont
Classism - United States. --- Classism -- United States. --- Commonsense reasoning - United States. --- Commonsense reasoning -- United States. --- Discourse analysis. --- Racism - United States. --- Racism -- United States. --- Racism in language. --- Sexism - United States. --- Sexism -- United States. --- Sexism in language - United States. --- Sexism in language -- United States. --- Social classes in mass media. --- Social perception - United States. --- Social perception -- United States. --- Social perception --- Classism --- Racism --- Sexism --- Sexism in language --- Racism in language --- Social classes in mass media --- Commonsense reasoning --- Discourse analysis --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Social Conditions --- Discourse grammar --- Text grammar --- Semantics --- Semiotics --- Common sense reasoning --- Reasoning --- Mass media --- Language and racism --- Racism and language --- Racist language --- Language and languages --- Sexist language --- Language and sex --- Nonsexist language --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Prejudices --- Social classes --- Cognition, Social --- Interpersonal perception --- Social cognition --- Interpersonal relations --- Perception --- Social cognitive theory --- Sex differences
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