The Social Construction of Anorexia Nervosa.

The Social Construction of Anorexia Nervosa.

Julie Hepworth locates contemporary discourses of anorexia nervosa within their historical context, showing how current practices continue to be influenced by medicine, psychology, ideology and politics. She demonstrates that anorexia nervosa must be considered within the political, social and gende...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hepworth, Julie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications, 1999.
Series:Inquiries in social construction series.
Subjects:
Anorexia nervosa > Social aspects.
Eating disorders.
Anorexia nervosa > Social aspects
Eating disorders
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I
  • Early Ideas about Self-Starvation and Anorexia Nervosa; Chapter 1
  • From Religion to Madness: Religious and Medical Interpretations of Self-Starvation; Chapter 2
  • The Late Nineteenth Century Medical Discovery of Anorexia Nervosa; Chapter 3
  • Early Social, Cultural and Feminist Theories of Anorexia Nervosa; Part II
  • Health Care Workers' Constructions of Anorexia Nervosa; Chapter 4
  • Constructions of Gender and Identity in Anorexia Nervosa; Chapter 5
  • The Multiplicity and Diversity of Causes of Anorexia Nervosa.
  • Chapter 6
  • Clinical Treatments for Anorexia NervosaPart III
  • Postmodernism, the Body and Therapy: Implications for Practice; Chapter 7
  • Anorexia Nervosa, Postmodern Readings of the Body and Narrative Therapy; Chapter 8
  • Self, Psychology and Participation in the Public Domain; References; Index.

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