基本説明
Comparing news coverage of the 'globesity' pandemic in Britain and the USA, it illustrates the way moral panic brought children's food marketing to the centre of the policy debates about consumer lifestyle.
Full Description
This book examines the public controversies surrounding lifestyle risks in the consumer society. Comparing news coverage of the 'globesity' pandemic in Britain and the USA, it illustrates the way moral panic brought children's food marketing to the centre of the policy debates about consumer lifestyles.
Contents
Preface Introduction: Growing up in the risk society Part I Framing the Body Politic: Advocacy Science and Setting the Risk Agenda Putting the Pan in the Pandemic Part II The TV Diet: Advertising as a Biased System of Risk Communication Since Hastings Risks of Exposure: The Influence of Food Advertising on Children's Consumption The Disruptive Screen: Understanding the Multiple Lifestyle Risks Associated with Heavy TV Viewing Part III Obesogenic Lifestyles in the Media Saturated Household Panicked Parenting: Managing Children's Lifestyle Choices in the Risk Society Consumer Empowerment in the Media Saturated Family Conclusion
