Anorexic bodies a feminist and sociological perspective on anorexia nervosa

Explores the ways in which anorexic women use their eating to control their bodies. It argues that the female body in modern Western culture is understood as open and accessible and female appetite as dangerous.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: MacSween, Morag, 1961, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge 1993.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009857824906719
Description
Summary:Explores the ways in which anorexic women use their eating to control their bodies. It argues that the female body in modern Western culture is understood as open and accessible and female appetite as dangerous.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [258]-267) and indexes.
ISBN:9781136103407
9781138418769
9781315002293
9781136103322