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Book review: The Thin Woman—Feminism, Post-Structuralism and the Social Psychology of Anorexia Nervosa. Helen Malson. Routledge (1998) £40 (HB), £12.99 (PB)

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 34 KB
Volume: 6
Category: Article
ISSN: 1072-4133
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199809)6:3<217::aid-erv239>3.0.co;2-g

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✦ Synopsis

Although this book covers a range of important issues relating to eating disorders, it does not impress upon the reader how complex and dangerous they can be. In particular it omits to mention one fundamental piece of advice which is of undisputed importance in children i.e. to see a doctor. This book might serve as an introduction to the subject, but it is not completely realistic or accurate in terms of what happens when children develop eating disorders.

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