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1. Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic'

   Governing Bodies

   Edited by Jan Wright, Valerie Harwood

   Series: Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare

   Biopolitics and the ‘Obesity Epidemic’ is the first edited collection of critical perspectives on the 'obesity epidemic.' The volume provides a comprehensive discussion of current issues in the critical analysis of health, obesity and society, and the impact of obesity discourses on different...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Diagnosing 'Disorderly' Children

   A critique of behaviour disorder discourses

   By Valerie Harwood

   Based on the author's in-depth research with children diagnosed with behavioural difficulties, this book provides a thorough critique of today's practices, examining: the traditional analyses of behavioural disorders and the making of disorderly children the influence of the 'expert knowledge' on...

   Published November 30th 2005 by Routledge