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The Obesity Epidemic

Why a Social Justice Perspective Matters

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Monica M. Taylor

    1. Colorado State University-Global Campus, Greenwood Village, CO, USA

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  • Presents an overview of key debates around the obesity epidemic and their policy ramifications
  • Positions the obesity debate in the context of discrimination, urbanization, and capitalism, and gives accountability of higher institutions
  • Argues the necessity of a social justice position to understand the obesity epidemic

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Globesity Epidemic

    • Monica M. Taylor
    Pages 1-20

  3. The Obesity Epidemic: Individual Accountability and the Social Determinants of Health

    • Monica M. Taylor
    Pages 21-38

  4. The Argument for Social Justice

    • Monica M. Taylor
    Pages 39-51

  5. The Political Economy Perspective

    • Monica M. Taylor
    Pages 53-66

  6. Policy Solutions

    • Monica M. Taylor
    Pages 67-80

  7. Justice for All

    • Monica M. Taylor
    Pages 81-84

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 85-86
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About this book

This book addresses the obesity epidemic from a political, economic and social perspective. Examining the populations that suffer the greatest from political and economic decision-making associated with obesity prevalence, this book utilizes a contemporary framework to discuss obesity. While it does examine the behavioral risks associated with rising obesity rates, it also explores the political level, by evaluating theories in social justice and the political economy that foster or restrict at-risk behaviors. It considers the economic context through rising income inequality levels in the US. It also critiques the actions of higher institutions, including transnational corporations, as social contributors to this epidemic. Finally, it compares global and national challenges of the epidemic.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Colorado State University-Global Campus, Greenwood Village, CO, USA

    Monica M. Taylor

About the author

Monica M. Taylor is Faculty Member of Healthcare Administration and Business at Colorado State University-Global, USA and Adjunct Full Professor of Health Services Management at the University of Maryland - University College, USA. She received her Ph.D. in Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University in 2009 and also holds an MPH from Hunter College, New York. . 

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