Saukko The Anorexic Self

A Personal, Political Analysis of a Diagnostic Discourse
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7914-7830-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 142 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Critically examines diagnostic and popular discourses on eating disorders.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saukko, Paula

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Interrogating the Anorexic Self

2. Rereading the Stories That Became Me: An Autoethnography

3. Fat Boys and Goody Girls: Hilde Bruch’s Work on Eating Disorders and the American Ideal of Freedom

4. From Autonomy to Flexibility: New Discourses on Karen Carpenter and Princess Diana

5. Voices and Discourses: Layering Interviews on Eating Disorders

6. From Time-Based Diagnosis to Space-Based Critical Reflection

Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Paula Saukko is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Loughborough University and the author of Doing Research in Cultural Studies: An Introduction to Classical and New Methodological Approaches.