Vægt og kapital – Differentieret vægt hos voksne og børn analyseret gennem Bourdieus begreber om habitus og kapital

Abstract

Forekomsten af overvægt og fedme er steget i den danske befolkning inden for de seneste årtier. En betydelig mængde forskning har påvist sammenhænge mellem vægt og socioøkonomiske karakteristika så som uddannelse og indkomst. I denne artikel søger jeg at belyse disse sammenhænge gennem et sociologisk teoretisk perspektiv. Artiklen tager udgangspunkt i Bourdieus praksisteori og begreber som livsstil, habitus og kapital, der forbinder objektive livsvilkår med handlinger, præferencer og værdier. Det undersøges, hvordan økonomisk, kulturel og social kapital er korreleret med børn og voksnes vægt. Analyserne tyder på en klar sammenhæng mellem vægt og kapital. Der ses endvidere klare kønsforskelle. Undersøgelserne er baseret på danske survey-data fra 2007. Jeg benytter statistiske analysemetoder til at undersøge sammenhængen mellem vægt og kapital, herunder faktoranalyse til at konstruere variable som måler kapitalbesiddelser. 
 
 Søgeord: Vægt, BMI, Bourdieu, kapital, køn. 
 
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 Vibeke Tornhøj Christensen: Weight and Capital – The Application of Bourdieu’s Concepts of Habitus and Capital in an Analysis of Differentiated Weight Levels among Adults and Children
 
 The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased in the Danish population in the past decades. Considerable research in recent years has shown a correlation between weight and socio-economic characteristics such as education and income. This article seeks to provide an extension to previous research by applying a theoretical perspective using Bourdieu’s theory of practice connecting objective conditions of life with behaviour, preferences and values. The article examines how adult and child weight correlates with economic, cultural and social capital. The results show a clear correlation between weight and capital and demonstrate clear gender-differences. The study is based on Danish survey data from 2007 and uses factor analyses as well as linear and generalized ordered logit regressions for estimations. 
 
 Key words: Weight, BMI, Bourdieu, capital, gender.

Management of treatment‐related sequelae following colorectal cancer

“…Nonpharmacological treatments may include transanal irrigation (TAI) for chronic constipation/ODS with major symptoms of LARS [68, 69] (5) and, in the case of intractable bowel dysfunction, evaluation of indications for a colostomy.…”

“…Nonpharmacological treatments may include transanal irrigation (TAI) for chronic constipation/ODS with major symptoms of LARS [68,69] (5) and, in the case of intractable bowel dysfunction, evaluation of indications for a colostomy. When guiding patients preoperatively, PO-LARS may serve as a tool to help patients understand their risk of bowel dysfunction and to identify patients who may require additional postoperative support.…”

“…Two scores, the LARS score and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Bowel Function Instrument (MSK‐BFI), were developed specifically to evaluate LARS and may be used to stratify patients based on the severity of their symptoms and to guide therapy [61, 68, 77] (3b). Although the development of both questionnaires was guided by the same purpose they differ significantly in their clinical applicability and scope.…”

“…68,77] (3b). Although the development of both questionnaires was guided by the same purpose they differ significantly in their clinical applicability and scope.…”

“…Although the development of both questionnaires was guided by the same purpose they differ significantly in their clinical applicability and scope. Whereas the LARS score is a quick and clinically easy to use tool the MSK-BFI is a more comprehensive instrument that may provide a more in-depth evaluation of LARS[68,73] (2b). A recent comparative study of the two found that the MSK-BFI and LARS score showed good correlation and had a similar discriminant validity.…”