The boundaries of a good anorexic : exploring pro-anorexia on the Internet and in the clinic

This thesis explores pro-anorexia, a desire amongst some anorexics to maintain or even enhance their existing illness. Through ethnographic fieldwork in an English eating disorders unit and with participants to pro-anorexia websites this anthropological research centrally explores relationships betw...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lavis, Anna
Published: Goldsmiths College (University of London) 2011
Subjects:
301
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547150