Ideas The Fat Wars (Part 2 of 2)
Ideas The Fat Wars (Part 2 of 2)
North Americans have been waging a war since the early 20th century, on two main fronts – health and fashion. "We have turned thinning into a new religion in this country," observed Roberta Seid, social historian and author of Never Too Thin: Why Women are at War with their Bodies. The second part of this two-part series traces the evolution of attitudes in the western world, from the 19th century when fat was considered not only beautiful but a sign of prosperity, through the 20th-century reversal and an increasing intolerance of fat.
- 1997
- 00:55:11
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/05/2018
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- Subjects
- Body image [LCSH] Eating disorders [LCSH] Leanness -- Psychological aspects [LCSH] Weight loss -- Psychological aspects [LCSH] Weight loss -- Social aspects [LCSH] Fashion -- Social aspects [LCSH] Psychology [LCSH] Health education [LCSH] Health services administration [LCSH] Diet [LCSH] Fashion [LCSH]
- Team
- Lister Sinclair (Host), Jill Eisen (Journalist)
- Closed captioning
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