KINESIOL 4T03 Chapter All: SYNOPSES
3 Jul 2016
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The road to fat city: an interpretation of the development of weight consciousness in. Dieting is disciplinary training based on 3 devices: surveillance, punishment, examination: aim of punishment: convince people to conform to established standards (corrective induces right behaviour) Indulging: following punishment is gratification ex. Continuing to exercise and losing weight leads to feelings of satisfaction and increased self-esteem. Process of weight loss creates a system of self-ranking and thus gives people a goal: examination: self-administered (ex. We measure our shrinkage/growth and judge degree of self-remediation needed) Weight consciousness and dieting requires conformity and inner acceptance of the standard. Making people feel inferior makes them docile and controllable (they try to control themselves) Weight consciousness did come from technology and capitalism but the desire for discipline also comes from a craving of reassurance in a transforming society. So, weight consciousness represents techniques of correct training which were the product of modernization.
