Abject Relations : Everyday Worlds of Anorexia /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Warin, Megan (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2010.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Sekseverschillen.
Lichaamsattitude.
Sociale relaties.
Anorexia nervosa.
Anorexia nervosa > Social aspects.
MEDICAL > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain)
Anorexie mentale > Aspect social.
Anorexiques > Psychologie.
Anorexie mentale.
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa > psychology
Anorexia nervosa > Patients > Psychology.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9780813546902

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