Teenage Girlhood and Bodily Agency: On Power, Weight, Dys-Appearance and Eu-Appearance in a Norwegian Lifestyle Programme

Despite the growing literature on childhood obesity and lifestyle intervention programmes focusing on weight loss, few studies have examined young persons' experiences of being identified as candidates for such programmes and of participating in them. This paper does so. Juxtaposing insights fr...

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Authors: Groven, Karen Synne (Author) ; Zeiler, Kristin 1973- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Rhodes University [2018]
In: The Indo-Pacific journal of phenomenology
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Norway / Girl (11-17 Jahre) / Style of life / TV (Computer program) / Bodily experience / Self
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