Consumption and Public Life

Kline, Stephen

This book examines the public controversies surrounding lifestyle risks in the consumer society. Comparing news coverage of the 'globesity' pandemic in Britain and the USA, it illustrates the way moral panic brought children's food marketing to the centre of the policy debates about consumer lifestyles.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-12-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230537408

DOI: 10.1057/9780230304741

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 252