Brisbane, Australia.
Sociol Health Illn. 2012 Sep;34(7):963-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01435.x. Epub 2011 Dec 8.
Body weight is a key concern in contemporary society, with large proportions of the population attempting to control their weight. However, losing weight and maintaining weight loss is notoriously difficult, and new strategies for weight loss attract significant interest. Writing about experiences of weight loss in online journals, or blogging, has recently expanded rapidly. Weight-loss bloggers typically write about daily successes and failures, report calorie consumption and exercise output, and post photographs of their changing bodies. Many bloggers openly court the surveillance of blog readers as a motivation for accountability to their weight-loss goals. Drawing from a sample of weight-loss blogs authored by women, we explore three issues arising from this practice of disclosing a conventionally private activity within an online public domain. First, we examine motivations for blogging, focusing on accountability. Secondly, we consider the online construction of self, exploring how weight-loss bloggers negotiate discourses around fatness, and rework selves as their bodies transform. Finally, we consider the communities of interest that form around weight-loss blogs. This 'blogosphere' provides mutual support for weight loss. However, participating in online social spaces is complicated and bloggers must carefully manage issues of privacy and disclosure.
体重是当代社会的一个关键关注点，很大一部分人试图控制体重。然而，减肥和保持减肥效果是出了名的困难，新的减肥策略引起了极大的兴趣。在网络期刊或博客上记录减肥经历的做法最近迅速发展起来。减肥博主通常会记录日常的成功和失败，报告卡路里的摄入和运动的输出，并发布他们身体变化的照片。许多博主公开邀请博客读者进行监督，以此作为对减肥目标负责的动力。我们从女性撰写的减肥博客中抽取了一个样本，探讨了在网络公共领域公开披露传统上属于私人活动的三种做法所引发的问题。首先，我们研究了写博客的动机，重点是问责制。其次，我们考虑了自我在网络上的构建，探讨了减肥博主如何围绕肥胖问题进行协商，并随着身体的变化重塑自我。最后，我们考虑了围绕减肥博客形成的利益共同体。这个“博客圈”为减肥提供了相互支持。然而，参与在线社交空间是复杂的，博主必须谨慎处理隐私和披露问题。
