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Abject Relations presents an alternative approach to anorexia, long considered the epitome of a Western obsession with individualism, beauty, self-control, and autonomy. Through detailed ethnographic investigations, Megan Warin looks at the heart of what it means to live with anorexia on a daily bas...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Warin, Megan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010.
Series:Studies in medical anthropology.
Subjects:
Anorexia nervosa.
Anorexia nervosa > Patients > Psychology.
Anorexia nervosa > Social aspects.
Anorexia Nervosa > psychology
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexie mentale.
Anorexiques > Psychologie.
Anorexie mentale > Aspect social.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain)
MEDICAL > General.
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa > Social aspects
Sociale relaties.
Lichaamsattitude.
Sekseverschillen.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Abject Relations presents an alternative approach to anorexia, long considered the epitome of a Western obsession with individualism, beauty, self-control, and autonomy. Through detailed ethnographic investigations, Megan Warin looks at the heart of what it means to live with anorexia on a daily basis. Participants describe difficulties with social relatedness, not being at home in their body, and feeling disgusting and worthless. For them, anorexia becomes a seductive and empowering practice that cleanses bodies of shame and guilt, becomes a friend and support, and allows.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 229 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813548210
0813548217

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