The Social Construction of Anorexia Nervosa
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'A readable book that contains simplified information of some complicated concepts. It will prove of benefit to those readers in the field of women and social studies' - European Eating Disorders Review The concepts presented in this book are carefully argued, succinctly organized, and genuinely stimulating.... It provokes clinicians to think about treatment and the effect of diagnostic practices, it provokes researchers to ask different questions, and it provokes students to read beyond dominant and conventional texts. This is a timely and important publication that deserves to feature prominently in the ongoing study of anorexia nervosa' - Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
AcknowledgementsIntroduction1Pt. IEarly Ideas About Self-starvation and Anorexia Nervosa131From Religion to Madness: Religious and Medical Interpretations of Self-starvation132The Late Nineteenth Century Medical Discovery of Anorexia Nervosa263Early Social, Cultural and Feminist Theories of Anorexia Nervosa45Pt. IIHealth Care Workers' Constructions of Anorexia Nervosa664Constructions of Gender and Identity in Anorexia Nervosa695The Multiplicity and Diversity of Causes of Anorexia Nervosa816Clinical Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa90Pt. IIIPostmodernism, the Body and Therapy: Implications for Practice7Anorexia Nervosa, Postmodern Readings of the Body and Narrative Therapy998Self, Psychology and Participation in the Public Domain121References131Index137
