Becoming Anorexic - A Sociological Study

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

Richly illustrated with qualitative research, Becoming Anorexic: A Sociological Approach demonstrates that anorexia can be viewed as a very particular work of self-transformation, which requires specific – and social – ‘dispositions’. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology and anthropology with an interest in health and illness, the body, social class and gender.

Testo aggiuntivo

'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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Muriel Darmon, Darmon Muriel
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138353336
• ISBN: 978-1-138-35333-6
• Pagine: 276
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Sociology; Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects