Author: Illinois State Medical Society
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014554888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Illinois Medical Journal; 51, (1927)
Author: Illinois State Medical Society
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014554888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014554888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Bulletin
Author: University of Minnesota
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1264
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Languages : en
Pages : 1264
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Fat History
Author: Peter N. Stearns
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814780695
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History Explores the meaning of fat and anti-fat in modern Western society The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture, as evidenced by the compulsion to stay thin, or at least to profess a desire to become thin. Dieting, weight consciousness and widespread hostility to obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life in countries around the world. Yet, for example, while the French are renowned for their delight in all things gustatory, they are significantly trimmer and less diet-obsessed than Americans. Fat History explores the meaning of fat and anti-fat in modern Western society, focusing on the uniquely moral component of dieting in America. Tracing how standards of beauty and physical morality have been radically transformed over the past century in the United States and France, Peter N. Stearns illustrates how the contemporary obsession with fat arose in tandem with the dramatic growth in consumer culture, women's increasing equality, and changes in women's sexual and maternal roles. Contrary to popular belief, fashion and nutrition have played only a secondary role in spurring the American aversion to fat, while the French distaste for obesity can be traced to different origins altogether. Filled with narrative anecdotes and rooted in Stearns' trademark use of engaging original sources—from Ebony and Gourmet to The Journal of the American Medical Association and popularized accounts of French doctors—Fat History explores fat's transformation from a symbol of health and well-being to a sign of moral, psychological, and physical disorder.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814780695
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History Explores the meaning of fat and anti-fat in modern Western society The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture, as evidenced by the compulsion to stay thin, or at least to profess a desire to become thin. Dieting, weight consciousness and widespread hostility to obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life in countries around the world. Yet, for example, while the French are renowned for their delight in all things gustatory, they are significantly trimmer and less diet-obsessed than Americans. Fat History explores the meaning of fat and anti-fat in modern Western society, focusing on the uniquely moral component of dieting in America. Tracing how standards of beauty and physical morality have been radically transformed over the past century in the United States and France, Peter N. Stearns illustrates how the contemporary obsession with fat arose in tandem with the dramatic growth in consumer culture, women's increasing equality, and changes in women's sexual and maternal roles. Contrary to popular belief, fashion and nutrition have played only a secondary role in spurring the American aversion to fat, while the French distaste for obesity can be traced to different origins altogether. Filled with narrative anecdotes and rooted in Stearns' trademark use of engaging original sources—from Ebony and Gourmet to The Journal of the American Medical Association and popularized accounts of French doctors—Fat History explores fat's transformation from a symbol of health and well-being to a sign of moral, psychological, and physical disorder.
Illinois Medical Journal
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Languages : en
Pages : 1158
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Pages : 1158
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Journal of Social Hygiene
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Category : Hygiene, Sexual
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Category : Hygiene, Sexual
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Radium Girls
Author: Claudia Clark
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860816
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
In the early twentieth century, a group of women workers hired to apply luminous paint to watch faces and instrument dials found themselves among the first victims of radium poisoning. Claudia Clark's book tells the compelling story of these women, who at first had no idea that the tedious task of dialpainting was any different from the other factory jobs available to them. But after repeated exposure to the radium-laced paint, they began to develop mysterious, often fatal illnesses that they traced to conditions in the workplace. Their fight to have their symptoms recognized as an industrial disease represents an important chapter in the history of modern health and labor policy. Clark's account emphasizes the social and political factors that influenced the responses of the workers, managers, government officials, medical specialists, and legal authorities involved in the case. She enriches the story by exploring contemporary disputes over workplace control, government intervention, and industry-backed medical research. Finally, in appraising the dialpainters' campaign to secure compensation and prevention of further incidents--efforts launched with the help of the reform-minded, middle-class women of the Consumers' League--Clark is able to evaluate the achievements and shortcomings of the industrial health movement as a whole.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860816
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
In the early twentieth century, a group of women workers hired to apply luminous paint to watch faces and instrument dials found themselves among the first victims of radium poisoning. Claudia Clark's book tells the compelling story of these women, who at first had no idea that the tedious task of dialpainting was any different from the other factory jobs available to them. But after repeated exposure to the radium-laced paint, they began to develop mysterious, often fatal illnesses that they traced to conditions in the workplace. Their fight to have their symptoms recognized as an industrial disease represents an important chapter in the history of modern health and labor policy. Clark's account emphasizes the social and political factors that influenced the responses of the workers, managers, government officials, medical specialists, and legal authorities involved in the case. She enriches the story by exploring contemporary disputes over workplace control, government intervention, and industry-backed medical research. Finally, in appraising the dialpainters' campaign to secure compensation and prevention of further incidents--efforts launched with the help of the reform-minded, middle-class women of the Consumers' League--Clark is able to evaluate the achievements and shortcomings of the industrial health movement as a whole.
The Illinois Medical Journal
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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The President's Report
Author: University of Minnesota
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Progressive Medicine
Author: Hobart Amory Hare
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A quarterly digest of advances, discoveries, and improvements in the medical and surgical sciences.
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A quarterly digest of advances, discoveries, and improvements in the medical and surgical sciences.
Progressive Medicine
Author:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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