The thin woman
Subtitle: feminism, post-structuralism, and the social psychology of anorexia nervosa
By: Helen Malson.
Series: Women and psychology
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Anorexia nervosa -- Social aspects.; Leanness -- Psychological aspects.; Women -- Socialization.
Description: Provides a discussion of anorexia nervosa from a feminist-social psychological standpoint. Based on original research using historical and contemporary literature on anorexia nervosa, and a series of interviews with women diagnosed as anorexic, this text offers insights into the problem.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-224) and index.