What Kind of Problem is the Problem of Obesity?
Description
This project explores a variety of ways of framing the problem of obesity, beginning with a multidisciplinary assessment of genetic, environmental, cultural, nutritional, and socioeconomic factors involved in the structure and the consequences of each frame. How obesity is framed as a problem has a profound impact on the kinds of solutions that may be deemed scientifically appropriate. But frames are not entirely evidence-based, inasmuch as political and moral values infuse debates about the nature of obesity. Drawing on interdisciplinary resources from bioethics and the philosophy of science, I strive to offer strategic insight in to how to navigate the complexity of these issues.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2014-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Yanamandra, Meghana
- Thesis director: Robert, Jason
- Committee member: Wharton, Christopher
- Committee member: Drago, Mary
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): School of Sustainability
- Contributor (ctb): School of Life Sciences
- Contributor (ctb): School of Human Evolution and Social Change