Women's Studies 1020E Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Dietitian, Binge Eating, Eating Disorder
18 Dec 2017
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Becky wangsgoard thompson: a way outa no way . Conducted 18 life history interviews and administered questionaries" to african american, Women that participated ranged in; race, sexuality, religion, area of growing up, economic class, and age. The majority of women had a combination of eating disorders. 28% had been bulimic, 17% had been bulimic and anorexic, 5% had been anorexic, 50% were compulsive eaters and dieters. On average the fluctuation of weight, from an eating disorder, was 74 pounds. Included; racism, sexual abuse, poverty, sexism, emotional or physical abuse, heterosexism, class injuries, and acculturation. Eating was a way to cope with trauma. Most common trauma related to the origin of eating problems. Research states that between 1/3 2/3 of women who have eating disorders have been abused 61% sexual abuse. Binging, extensive dieting, and bulimia was a common eating disorder related to sexual abuse.
