Anorexia and Bulimia
Anatomy of a Social Epidemic
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1990
Blackwell Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-631-14851-7 (ISBN)
Blackwell Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-631-14851-7 (ISBN)
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An examination of the sociocultural roots of the increase in the number of cases of anorexia and bulimia in industrial societies. Gordon reviews clinical symptoms, but draws attention to the contributory causes of eating disorders, including family, media and sexual pressures.
What is it about life in the West these last two decades that has caused the enormous upsurge in cases of anorexia and bulimia? In exploring this question Richard Gordon reviews the clinical symptoms of these disorders, highlighting both their similarities and their differences before tackling larger causal issues. Gordon examines why certain psychological disorders achieve epidemic proportions at certain times in certain cultures, taking the explosion in cases of hysteria at the turn of the century as a case in point. He explores whether other cultures have different models or templates for psychological disorder. With these data and questions as a background, Gordon draws out demographical and cultural patterns discernible in cases of anorexia and bulimia. Added to these, the book argues other contributory causes, including the pressures and dilemmas of a changing female identity within society and the family, and the conflicting messages of the media. The author also discusses the "diet" industry which argue concern for the problem, but simultaneously markets images of anorexic glamour, and portrays the typical victim in terms that prove ironically attractive.
What is it about life in the West these last two decades that has caused the enormous upsurge in cases of anorexia and bulimia? In exploring this question Richard Gordon reviews the clinical symptoms of these disorders, highlighting both their similarities and their differences before tackling larger causal issues. Gordon examines why certain psychological disorders achieve epidemic proportions at certain times in certain cultures, taking the explosion in cases of hysteria at the turn of the century as a case in point. He explores whether other cultures have different models or templates for psychological disorder. With these data and questions as a background, Gordon draws out demographical and cultural patterns discernible in cases of anorexia and bulimia. Added to these, the book argues other contributory causes, including the pressures and dilemmas of a changing female identity within society and the family, and the conflicting messages of the media. The author also discusses the "diet" industry which argue concern for the problem, but simultaneously markets images of anorexic glamour, and portrays the typical victim in terms that prove ironically attractive.
Culture and psychopathology - the notion of an ethnic disorder; eating disorders - anorexia nervosa and bulimia; the social dimensions of an epidemic; a changing female identity; the thin body; the war against fat - obesity, dieting and exercise; the templates of a disease; the politics of anorexia.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.1990 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 436 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-631-14851-5 / 0631148515 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-631-14851-7 / 9780631148517 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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