Men and the war on obesity : a sociological study / Lee F. Monaghan.

London : Routledge, 2008.

214 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: beyond militarized medicine -- Bodily alignment and accounts: from excuses to repudiation -- Smoking guns, wartime injury, and survival: men and dieting -- McDonaldizing men's bodies: rationalization, irrationalities, and resistances -- Physical activity and obesity fighting campaigns: men's critical talk -- Conclusion: social fitness and health at every size.