Anorexia nervosa and bulimia: The development of deviant identities

“Starving Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have”: The Pro-Ana Subculture as Edgework

“…The medical discourse, however, ignores the cultural and societal influences of disordered eating (McLorg and Taub 1987). Recently feminists have challenged the medical model by demonstrating how the medicalization of eating disorders plays into patriarchical standards of health and ignores the cultural pressures on women to achieve normative beauty standards (Bordo 1993;HesseBiber 2007;Malson 1998;Rich 2006).…”

Carrying the Weight of Self-Derogation?Disordered Eating Practices as Social Deviance in Young Adults

“…Appreciation is growing, however, for employing sociological theories of deviance for this purpose (McLorb and Taub 1987;Sharp et al 2001). Deviance theories situate individuals in their social and cultural contexts to show how these contexts (and their associated experiences) affect the adoption (or not) of deviant practices.…”

purging behavior in a sample of college females: a research note on general strain theory and female deviance

“…However, she does not allow the food to remain in the body, attempting to control weight in order to meet standards of female attractivenes s (Boston Women's Health Book Collective 1992; Mintz and Betz 1988). She may ignore long-term negative health consequences (amenorrhea, dental problems, stomach and esophageal damage, and electrolyte imbalances) that could ultimately become life-threatenin g (Boston Women's Health Book Collective 1992;Felker and Stivers 1994;McLorg and Taub 1992;Russell 1979). Thus, the focus is on immediate grati cation (weight maintenance and potential approval of others) despite the potential of long-term consequences to her health.…”