%0 Thesis %A COUCH, DANIELLE LOBENA %D 2018 %T Body weight and social control in Australian media: panoptic and synoptic perspectives %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Body_weight_and_social_control_in_Australian_media_panoptic_and_synoptic_perspectives/5926612 %R 10.4225/03/5a9c74e293676 %K obesity %K media %K public health %K panopticon %K thin ideal %K surveillance %K synopticon %K social marketing %K men's health %K weight loss %K body weight %K social theory %K health sociology %K Media Studies %K Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified %K Health Promotion %K Sociology %X To explore body weight in Australian media, media-related information was examined including: i) weight loss stories from a men’s health magazine; ii) the views and experiences of obese people in relation to news reporting of obesity and the ‘thin ideal’; and iii) a public health campaign. The interaction between public health data and media were considered. Findings indicate that body weight media messages act as a form of social control and have an impact on obese people. There are consequences of living with different body weights. A theoretical model that combines media and surveillance was used to understand the results. The findings can be used for weight-related public health initiatives. %I Monash University