Becoming Anorexic: A sociological study
Author:   Muriel Darmon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781472466501


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Becoming Anorexic: A sociological study


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Author:   Muriel Darmon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781472466501


ISBN 10:   1472466500
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I. Beginning with a Diagnosis 1. A Detour via the Nineteenth Century. Historical Issues at Stake. 2. A Hospital-Based Approach: Methodological Issues Part II. The Anorexic Career 3. ‘Turning People into Activities’ 4. ‘Beginning’: Taking Themselves in Hand 5. ‘Carrying On’ (I): Maintaining the Commitment 6. ‘Carrying on’ (II): Maintaining the Commitment despite Alerts and Monitoring 7. ‘Being Taken in Hand’: Giving Themselves Over to the Institution Part III. The Social Space of the Anorexic Career 8. The Social Space of Self-Transformation 9. The Social Space of the Hospital Conclusion

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'In this eye-opening book, Muriel Darmon shows that becoming anorexic is a social process. Rather than dismissing anorexics as pathological, Darmon seriously considers the experiences and perspectives of population of French anorexics and former anorexics to shed light on broader processes of self-transformation, social class, institutionalization, and embodiment. Highly recommended!' - Abigail C. Saguy, Professor of Sociology, UCLA, USA


Author Information

Muriel Darmon is a CNRS Senior Research Fellow at the CESSP (EHESS, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), France.

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