Managing Uncertainty: Obesity Discourse and Physical Education in a Risk Society.
Overview & Synopsis
Examines how certainty about children, obesity, exercise, and health is produced in the context of 'expert' knowledge and recontextualized in the academic and professional physical education literature. Argues that the unquestioning acceptance of the obesity discourses in physical education helps to construct anxieties about the body, which are detrimental to students. (Contains 44 references.) (NB)
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Document Information
| Document Title | Managing Uncertainty: Obesity Discourse and Physical Education in a Risk Society. |
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| Author / Organization | Gard, Michael, Wright, Jan |
| Subject & Discipline | Body Composition, Body Image, Body Weight |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
(eric.ed.gov)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-161624 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |