What is it about?
This article builds a theoretical framework suggesting what narrative elements are necessary in order for obesity to be defined as a public problem worthy of governmental attention.
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Why is it important?
The article provides a rich theoretical landscape for researchers in obesity policy or any researchers seeking to understand the narrative dynamics of policy change.
Perspectives
The article allows for replication and now eight years later, the replication of this study would be important for understanding whether societal attitudes toward obesity are changing.
Professor Mark K McBeth
Idaho State University
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This page is a summary of: The Social Construction of a Crisis: Policy Narratives and Contemporary U.S. Obesity Policy, Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, September 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/rhc3.12042.
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