Title Anorexic bodies : a feminist and sociological perspective on anorexia nervosa / Morag MacSween

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1993

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Description 273 pages ; 23 cm Contents Pt. I. Explaining anorexia. 1. Anorexia nervosa: the history of the concept. 2. The enigma variations: psychiatric explanations of anorexia. 3. Women's oppression: feminist explanations of anorexia -- Pt. II. Anorexic meanings. 4. Anorexic meanings -- Pt. III. The anorexic body. 5. The sociology of the body. 6. The feminine body. 7. The anorexic symptom. 8. Conclusion: the anorexic body Analysis Anorexia Notes Includes indexes Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [258]-267) and indexes Subject Anorexia nervosa -- Etiology. Anorexia nervosa -- Social aspects. Anorexia Nervosa -- psychology. Body Image. Sociology. Women -- psychology. LC no. 93007246 ISBN 0415028469 (hbk.) 0415028477 (paperback)

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