Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders
Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders is a 1994 edited volume. It was edited by Patricia Fallon, Melanie A. Katzman, and Susan C. Wooley and published by Guilford Press.
| Editor |
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|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Guilford Press |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Pages | 465 |
| ISBN | 0-89862-1801 |
| OCLC | 28222100 |
Synopsis
editThe book contains chapters by a variety of authors covering. Some individual chapters focus on, among other topics, the connection between eating disorders and sexual abuse and the psychological research on physical attractiveness. It is split into five parts, with the first part discussing wider societal and historical issues around eating disorders, the second addressing the meaning of living in the female form. The third and fourth sections discuss, respectively, treatment issues and direct testimonies from therapists and adolescents facing these issues. The fifth section focuses on strategies for treatment and how they are complicated by wider societal forces.
Reception
editFeminist Collections praised it as an "excellent resource" in bringing together writings from many important American writers covering the experience of women, saying it contained chapters that should be "required reading for every woman".[1] A review from the journal Adolescence called it "illuminating" for the topic,[2] while another reviewer from the Healthy Weight Journal said that it was an important one.[3] They did note that the title of the book "may limit its readership", as it was not entirely about eating disorders.[3] Janet Sayers writing for the British Journal of Psychiatry criticized the book for, in her opinion, sacrificing "detail to generalization", but overall called it a "lively volume" that raised several questions by taking the broader view of the topic.[4] Nina Heller criticized the redundancy of the content between the chapters in the book, calling it distracting, but said this was a flaw shared by many edited volumes.[5]
References
edit- ^ McKinley, Nita Mary (April 30, 1995). "Eating Disorders and Feminism". Feminist Collections: a Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources. 16 (3): 1. ISSN 0742-7441.
- ^ Anonymous (1994). "Book reviews -- Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders edited by Patricia Fallon, Melanie A. Katzman and Susan S. Wooley". Adolescence. 29 (115): 748. ISSN 0001-8449.
- ^ a b Anonymous (May 1994). "Books and resources -- Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders edited by Patricia Fallon, Melanie Katzman and Susan Wooley". Healthy Weight Journal. 8 (3): 57. ISSN 1075-0169.
- ^ Sayers, Janet (May 1995). "Book Reviews: Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders. Edited by Fallon, Patricia, Katzman, Melanie and Wooley, Susan. New York: Guilford Press. 1994. 465 pp. £25.00 (hb)". The British Journal of Psychiatry. 166 (5): 692–693. doi:10.1192/S0007125000074924. ISSN 0007-1250.
- ^ Heller, Nina Rovinelli (1998). "Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders". Clinical Social Work Journal. 26 (2): 242–243. ISSN 0091-1674.
Further reading
edit- Rogers, Johanna (November 5, 1994). "Bookshelf -- Feminist perspectives on eating disorders edited by Patricia Fallon, Melanie A. Katzman and Susan C. Wooley". The Lancet. 344 (8932): 1284. ISSN 0140-6736.
- Treasure, Janet (September 1995). "Book reviews -- Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders edited by P. Fallon, M. A. Katzman and S. C. Wooley". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines. 36 (6): 1098. ISSN 0021-9630.
- Hayden, Mary (June 1995). "Uneasy embodiment -- Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders edited by Patricia Fallin, Melanie A. Katzman, and Susan C. Wooley / Understanding Eating Disorders edited by Leann Alexander-Mott and D. Barry Lumsden". Psychology of Women Quarterly. 19 (2): 293. ISSN 0361-6843.