Family, Culture, and Self in the Development of Eating Disorders

Susan Haworth-Hoeppner

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Routledge
09 August 2016

Illness & addiction: social aspects; Sociology: family & relationships; Eating disorders & therapy

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

This book takes a unique approach to the examination of the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa (and bulimia). White, middle-class, heterosexual women share their insights into the emergence of their illnesses through detailed interviews that consider perceptions of the role of family, the influence of cultural messages regarding thinness and beauty, the agency these women exert in the use of weight control to cope with life’s stressors, the meaning they attach to their eating disorders and how these issues together perpetuate their disease.

The book uses a Symbolic Interactionist framework and a grounded theory approach to examine the narratives which emerge from these women’s stories. Themes of family, culture, and self arise in their narratives; these form the theoretical underpinnings for this book, and combine to shape the comprehensive model of eating disorders that emerges from this study. Haworth-Hoeppner’s book will appeal to researchers and advanced students of sociology, women’s studies, family studies, social psychology, and gender studies.

By: Susan Haworth-Hoeppner
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781138193291
ISBN 10: 1138193291
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 09 August 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. The Cultural Milieu of Physical Attractiveness 2. Anorexia (and Bulimia): What the Research Reveals 3. Theorizing Anorexia (and Bulimia) 4. Anorexic (and Bulimic) Families: Perfect and Overprotective 5. Anorexic (and Bulimic) Families: Chaotic and Other Familial Dynamics 6. Anorexia (Bulimia) and the Individual 7. Eating Disorders: A Sociological Conclusion 8. Appendix I

Susan Haworth-Hoeppner is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Aquinas College, USA.