Managing uncertainty: Obesity discourses and physical education in a risk society

Studies in Philosophy and Education

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 535-549

  Gard, Michael ^a   Wright, Jan ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body; Certainty; Health; Knowledge; Obesity discourse; Physical education; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000240999     PISSN: 00393746     EISSN: 1573191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012238617836     Document Type: Article

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