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Body Image and Eating Disorders - An Anthropological and Psychological Overview (Hardcover)
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Body Image and Eating Disorders - An Anthropological and Psychological Overview (Hardcover)
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One of the paradoxes of our current era is that only 10% of obese
or overweight people are actually dieting, whereas nearly 20% of
the remaining population are trying to lose weight, even if they do
not need to. This volume looks into our contemporary relationship
with food by inserting current body image and eating disorders,
like orthorexia and bigorexia, into a broader, historical overview.
Gabrielli and Irtelli combine their knowledge of psychoanalysis and
anthropology with scientific research and clinical experience to
create this truly interdisciplinary work. Their study uses
psychoanalytical theories about our 'hyper-modern' times to trace
the impact that mass media has on individuals, families and
societies. It explores various 'food tribes' and exposes the
contradictions of today's mass media that advertise fitness and
dieting alongside increasingly tastier and accessible foods. The
work helps us to understand our highly social relationship with our
bodies and what we eat.
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