Shifting the balance: The contemporary narrative of obesity

Health Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-47

  Shugart, Helene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NARRATION; OBESITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79751494894     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2011.527620     Document Type: Article

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