Fat folklore, 2005.

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Fat folklore, 2005.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367525289

Weeks collects stories that make fun of or criticize fat people and analyzes the American fixation with thinness and body type. She suggests that Americans have an obsession with weightlessness that persists or because of the prevalence of obesity.

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Harold B. Lee Library

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Brigham Young University.

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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...

Weeks, Bonnie

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Weeks was born in Helena, Montana and attended Brigham Young University. Weeks' friendship with several people who had eating disorders prompted her to research the American attitude towards body type through an analysis of jokes and stories. From the description of Fat folklore, 2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367525289 ...