Am I Thin Enough Yet?: The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity: Amazon.de: Sharlene Hesse-Biber: Englische Bücher

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Taschenbuch: 204 Seiten
Verlag: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.; Auflage: Reprint (30. Oktober 1997)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0195117913
ISBN-13: 978-0195117912
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 20,8 x 13,4 x 1 cm

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A cult of thinness envelops us, says Hesse-Biber, and is evidenced by a growing number of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia, that now affect 1 of every 250 women 13 to 22 years old. Hesse-Biber examines the socioeconomic forces affecting body perception, emphasizing the differences between men's and women's perceptions of their bodies. Most significantly, she explores the importance of body image as a major indicator to women of their worth and identity. Examining the role of the family in delivering society's messages about women as physical objects, she makes the politics of weight personal as she provides therapeutic options for those seeking to overcome weight obsessions, eating disorders, and the mind-body dichotomy that a culture that values minds more than bodies uses for social control and oppression. A good addition to collections concerned with eating disorders. Whitney Scott -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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A tendentious argument by a feminist sociologist that eating disorders are the product of patriarchal social and economic interests that regard women primarily as wives, mothers, and decorative objects. Hesse-Biber (Sociology/Boston Coll.) surveyed nearly 400 male and female students about their eating habits and attitudes and, over an eight-year period, conducted in-depth interviews of some 60 college-age women, primarly from white middle- and upper- middle-class families, to investigate why so many women see weight as defining their identity. She rejects the idea that eating disorders are a sign of psychopathology, finding instead that the fault lies not in the individual woman but in the messages society sends women. In her view, it is to the benefit of ruling patriarchal interests--the government, corporations, the media, and the traditional family--for women to be obsessed with their own bodies, for then they ``lose control over other important aspects of selfhood that might challenge the status quo.'' Today's cult of thinness, she argues, is comparable to the practice of foot binding in prerevolutionary China and to the wearing of tight corsets in the Victorian era, customs by which male-dominated societies effectively controlled not just the appearance but the behavior of women. Unless social activists change the institutions that have shaped our culture's view that women are defined by their bodies, Hesse-Biber asserts, the cult of thinness that now afflicts primarily upper-middle-class white women in wealthy Western societies will spread to people of color in these countries and to developing nations around the globe. She suggests ways in which women can initiate social change through personal gestures within their own circle of family, friends, and coworkers. Too academic to have wide appeal, but likely to stimulate lively discussion in classes devoted to women's studies. -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Tells It Like It Is 29. Mai 2000

Von Mrs. George

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What's most interesting about this book is that it's written not by a medical professional or feminist or person recovering from an eating disorder with the usual agendas to pursue, but by a social scientist who maintains a surprisingly objective view of the phenomenon she analyzes. As mentioned below, the population she surveys is predominantly white and advantaged, but as she herself notes, this is verifiably the population involved in "the cult of thinness." What I find most interesting is that rather than advocate a fight-the-system approach as writers like Mary Phifer and Terry Poulton do in their books on the same subject, the author simply notes that, as long as sacrificing health and emotional well-being for staying thin really does provide these women with the rewards they seek (the choicest mates, more opportunities for advancement in business, a feeling of self-worth and accomplishment), there is in truth not a lot of incentive for these women to change their disordered behavior.

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Just the tool for my first step in healing! 31. Oktober 1999

Von Ein Kunde

I found that "Am I Thin Enough" was just the thing i needed to bring my disorder out into the open. I read passages out of this book and thought, "Oh my gosh! That's what i am feeling!" I knew that others felt like this, but i had never seen it on paper. This book has helped me understand my problem and now i am seeking help. I know I can't do it on my own, but with God's help I plan to overcome my battle. I know you can too!!! Goodluck!

Praise for Sharlene Hesse-Biber 29. Juni 1999

Von palacios_j@a1.tch.harvard.edu

Hesse-Biber's book does an amazing job outlining the issues surrounding our cultures destructive preoccupation with women and weight. The combination of pre-existing literature and empirical research emphasizes how and why so many become a part of the cult of thiness. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in opening their eyes to the reality and attempt to break free from the cult.