Obesity in the News: Language and Representation in the Press (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108818971)

How do newspapers use language to represent obesity, and how does this language potentially shame and stigmatise people with obesity? The first book-length linguistic analysis of the representation of obesity in the press, this work presents innovative methods and key theories for exploring how language shapes public attitudes.

Author: Gavin Brookes, Paul Baker
ISBN-10: 1108818978
ISBN-13: 9781108818971
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/25/2021
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 8.00w x 0.60d