Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Eating Disorder, Heterosexism, Underweight
13 Aug 2013
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General thesis: the media is often blamed as the sole cause of eating disorders, but this theory is only scratching the surface. There are many other stressors that contribute to eating disorders in women. Not enough research re: other cultures/sexual preferences and eating. Eating problems are a coping mechanism as a response to trauma. Not always a result of the culture of thinness (theory) It"s not just a problem for white middle class women. How you view eating disorders affects how you attempt to treat and cure them. ie a limiting mindset will produce limited treatment options. Women can and should develop healthy relationships with their bodies. We need to see women as strong individuals who think and try to overcome their traumas. Disassociation between body and mind as a defence mechanism. Exisitng research: biological model (physical, psychological model (mind, culture of thinness model (feminism theory explaining the pressure to be thin as a direct result of the media)
