| Description |
ix, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. A Cult Grows in America -- 2. Men and Women: Mind and Body -- 3. There's No Business Like the Body Business: Food, Dieting, and Recovery -- 4. There's No Business Like the Body Business: Fitness and Cosmetic Surgery -- 5. Becoming a Certain Body -- 6. Joining the Cult of Thinness -- 7. From Disorderly Eating to Eating Disorder: The Cultural Context of Anorexia and Bulimia -- 8. New Recruits for the Cult of Thinness: Young Girls, Men, and Ethnic Women -- 9. Breaking Free from the Cult of Thinness |
| Summary |
Discusses eating disorders and importance of body image to women as indicator of worth |
| Analysis |
Women Health Related to Psychology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index |
| Subject |
Body image.
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Eating disorders -- Social aspects.
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Leanness -- Psychological aspects.
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Leanness.
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Women -- Psychology.
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Body Image.
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Body Weight.
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Feeding and Eating Disorders.
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Social Environment.
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Women -- psychology.
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| LC no. |
95011812 |
| ISBN |
0195082419 (acid-free paper) |
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0195117913 (paperback) |
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