About the Author

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. Embodied Inequality, Childhood Obesity, and the “Problem Child” 1
4. 2. Studying Camp Odyssey 16
5. 3. Learning Embodied Inequality through Social Comparisons 42
6. 4. “It’s Not a Fat Camp”: The Decision to Attend Camp 65
7. 5. “They Were Born Lucky”: Weight Attribution among the Campers 80
8. 6. Change Your Body, Change Yourself: Camp Resocialization 98
9. 7. The Benefits of Weight Loss Camp . . . and the Dark Side 117
10. 8. Conclusion 134
11. Acknowledgments 143
12. Notes 145
13. Index 157
14. About the Author 161