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Anorexia nervosa and bulimia: The socio‐cultural context
Author(s) -
Schwartz Donald M.,
Thompson Michael G.,
Johnson Craig L.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198221)1:3<20::aid-eat2260010304>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , psychology , eating disorders , psychopathology , psychosocial , context (archaeology) , personality , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , social psychology , paleontology , biology
The task of this paper is to examine the interplay between socio‐cultural forces and personality, specifically psychopathology, as a way of explaining the increase in contemporary women suffering from eating disorders. Several questions are raised regarding the cultural preoccupation with thinness, the apparent increase in anorexia nervosa and related eating disorders, and whether the current theories of etiology of eating disorders are adequate in explaining the increase in this phenomena. Finally, an integrative psychosocial model is proposed.