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"Exciting and unusual are adjectives that spring to mind when describing this book...The book is fun to read and yet at the end you are left with plenty to think about. It will be required reading for anyone interested in how social and cultural factors shape the individual." --Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry. "Irrespective of one's political or personal views regarding the feminist movement, its enormous impact on the field of eating disorders must be acknowledged. It has become arguably the most comprehensive theoretical model for understanding the etiology, epidemiology, and phenomenology of the disorder....The fact that this book so masterfully articulates this sociocultural perspective warrants a strong endorsement." --Doody's Journal, Health Sciences Book Review "This is an important new book that investigates the broader issues that promote epidemic disordered eating and dieting among women, teens and recently, even preschool children. It looks at ways women are disposed to eating disorders and how they symbolize cultural concerns....This is important reading for women and men who work with female patients and clients, for teachers from kindergarten through college, and for community leaders in our weight-focused society. Highly recommended." --Healthy Weight Journal "...an exceptionally important contribution to the field....In general, Feminist Pespectives on Eating Disorders is a landmark work and deserves to be widely read and debated by professional workers and students in the field. It is lucidly written and meticulously edited, and its contents will undoubtedly be discussed for many years to come. In its boldness and the willingness of its authors to articulate issues that have often been consigned to silence, this book fulfills its mission. One can only hope for a full-length work by Susan Wooley in the future." --Eating Disorders "The 22 chapters in this `must-read' book offer the most comprehensive, thoughtful, and sensitively written collection of essays now available on eating disorders by leading female psychologists and educators, representing clinicians, theorists, and researchers." --Eating Disorders Review "This book...is an important milestone in the field....The entire book is essential reading for graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals, and practitioners." --Choice "This book can be used...like a map - to chart the distance covered and to point toward territory that is, as yet, unexplored....the study of eating disorders through feminists' eyes provides a unique opportunity to make relevant comparisons between issues of gender and issues of disability." --Disability Studies Quarterly -- Review --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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"Exciting and unusual are adjectives that spring to mind when describing this book...The book is fun to read and yet at the end you are left with plenty to think about. It will be required reading for anyone interested in how social and cultural factors shape the individual." --Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry. "Irrespective of one's political or personal views regarding the feminist movement, its enormous impact on the field of eating disorders must be acknowledged. It has become arguably the most comprehensive theoretical model for understanding the etiology, epidemiology, and phenomenology of the disorder....The fact that this book so masterfully articulates this sociocultural perspective warrants a strong endorsement." --Doody's Journal, Health Sciences Book Review "This is an important new book that investigates the broader issues that promote epidemic disordered eating and dieting among women, teens and recently, even preschool children. It looks at ways women are disposed to eating disorders and how they symbolize cultural concerns....This is important reading for women and men who work with female patients and clients, for teachers from kindergarten through college, and for community leaders in our weight-focused society. Highly recommended." --Healthy Weight Journal "...an exceptionally important contribution to the field....In general, Feminist Pespectives on Eating Disorders is a landmark work and deserves to be widely read and debated by professional workers and students in the field. It is lucidly written and meticulously edited, and its contents will undoubtedly be discussed for many years to come. In its boldness and the willingness of its authors to articulate issues that have often been consigned to silence, this book fulfills its mission. One can only hope for a full-length work by Susan Wooley in the future." --Eating Disorders "The 22 chapters in this `must-read' book offer the most comprehensive, thoughtful, and sensitively written collection of essays now available on eating disorders by leading female psychologists and educators, representing clinicians, theorists, and researchers." --Eating Disorders Review "This book...is an important milestone in the field....The entire book is essential reading for graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals, and practitioners." --Choice "This book can be used...like a map - to chart the distance covered and to point toward territory that is, as yet, unexplored....the study of eating disorders through feminists' eyes provides a unique opportunity to make relevant comparisons between issues of gender and issues of disability." --Disability Studies Quarterly -- Review --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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"Approximately 90 percent of individuals who struggle with eating disorders are women. Clearly, a volume that is dedicated to a feminist understanding of these disorders is long overdue. Drs. Fallon, Katzman, and Wooley, veteran clinicians in the area have collected a distinguished group of authors who present this perspective. The chapters are all thoughtful, rigorous, and highly readable. This is a text that should be read by all clinicians interested in this area, regardless of their theoretical orientation." --Craig Johnson, Ph.D., Co-Director, Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, Eating Disorders Program, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Tulsa
"These essays on women's troubled relationship to her body and food are of a high standard. They take as their starting point women's experience in the social, psychological, and political worlds. They express the pain, the rage, and the courage that is women's lives while their scholarship shows our strivings to create better understandings of our lives." --Susie Orbach, psychotherapist and writer, author of Fat is a Feminist Issue and Hunger Strike: The Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor of Our Age.
"In the grey stream of publications on eating disorders, this colorful book cannot be overlooked by those working with anorexic or bulimic patients. Its contents is so rich and fresh, but at the same time, provocative and even shocking, that no reader will remain 'untouched.'" --Walter Vandereycken, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Leuven, Belgium
"The editors offer a thought-provoking and insightful overview of feminist perspectives and one rich with clinical implications. The theoretical concepts and technical issues are effectively presented, making this indispensable reading for anyone undertaking work with eating disorder patients." --Michael Strober, Ph.D., Director, UCLA Eating Disorders Program and Editor, International Journal of Eating Disorders
"This is a major work. A timely work. A huge contribution. A labor of both love and anger. These authors together affirm the rediscovery that life is not gender-neutral at all. Whether it has to be gender antagonistic remains an unsettled issue. This distinguished group of authors cover the gamut of important material concerning eating disorders from history, sociocultural development, moral indictment, ironic commentary, treatment, and prevention. Virtually every emotion is aroused by this volume. Some wonderfully outrageous chapters are included such as 'The Female Therapist as Outlaw'. 'Alternatives in Obesity Treatment Beside Dieting' fills a necessary void. It is time to accept diversity in weights as we do diversity in almost every other area of life. This is a serious and monumental work, but that the same time eminently readable, almost a page-turner. Agree with it. Disagree with it. Love it. Hate it. Feel justified. Feel guilty. But read it." --Arnold E. Andersen, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa
"An excellent, holistic approach to a multi-faceted issue." --Rena Pallof, John F. Kennedy University, Graduate School for Holistic Studies, Orinda, CA; Course: Psychology of Nutrition
"A thorough and clear statement of what constitutes feminist approaches to eating disorders." --Janet L. Etzi, Immaculata College
"These essays on women's troubled relationship to her body and food are of a high standard. They take as their starting point women's experience in the social, psychological, and political worlds. They express the pain, the rage, and the courage that is women's lives while their scholarship shows our strivings to create better understandings of our lives." --Susie Orbach, psychotherapist and writer, author of Fat is a Feminist Issue and Hunger Strike: The Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor of Our Age.
"In the grey stream of publications on eating disorders, this colorful book cannot be overlooked by those working with anorexic or bulimic patients. Its contents is so rich and fresh, but at the same time, provocative and even shocking, that no reader will remain 'untouched.'" --Walter Vandereycken, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Leuven, Belgium
"The editors offer a thought-provoking and insightful overview of feminist perspectives and one rich with clinical implications. The theoretical concepts and technical issues are effectively presented, making this indispensable reading for anyone undertaking work with eating disorder patients." --Michael Strober, Ph.D., Director, UCLA Eating Disorders Program and Editor, International Journal of Eating Disorders
"This is a major work. A timely work. A huge contribution. A labor of both love and anger. These authors together affirm the rediscovery that life is not gender-neutral at all. Whether it has to be gender antagonistic remains an unsettled issue. This distinguished group of authors cover the gamut of important material concerning eating disorders from history, sociocultural development, moral indictment, ironic commentary, treatment, and prevention. Virtually every emotion is aroused by this volume. Some wonderfully outrageous chapters are included such as 'The Female Therapist as Outlaw'. 'Alternatives in Obesity Treatment Beside Dieting' fills a necessary void. It is time to accept diversity in weights as we do diversity in almost every other area of life. This is a serious and monumental work, but that the same time eminently readable, almost a page-turner. Agree with it. Disagree with it. Love it. Hate it. Feel justified. Feel guilty. But read it." --Arnold E. Andersen, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa
"An excellent, holistic approach to a multi-faceted issue." --Rena Pallof, John F. Kennedy University, Graduate School for Holistic Studies, Orinda, CA; Course: Psychology of Nutrition
"A thorough and clear statement of what constitutes feminist approaches to eating disorders." --Janet L. Etzi, Immaculata College
"Exciting and unusual are adjectives that spring to mind when describing this book...The book is fun to read and yet at the end you are left with plenty to think about. It will be required reading for anyone interested in how social and cultural factors shape the individual." --Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry.
"Irrespective of one's political or personal views regarding the feminist movement, its enormous impact on the field of eating disorders must be acknowledged. It has become arguably the most comprehensive theoretical model for understanding the etiology, epidemiology, and phenomenology of the disorder....The fact that this book so masterfully articulates this sociocultural perspective warrants a strong endorsement." --Doody's Journal, Health Sciences Book Review
"This is an important new book that investigates the broader issues that promote epidemic disordered eating and dieting among women, teens and recently, even preschool children. It looks at ways women are disposed to eating disorders and how they symbolize cultural concerns....This is important reading for women and men who work with female patients and clients, for teachers from kindergarten through college, and for community leaders in our weight-focused society. Highly recommended." --Healthy Weight Journal
"...an exceptionally important contribution to the field....In general, Feminist Pespectives on Eating Disorders is a landmark work and deserves to be widely read and debated by professional workers and students in the field. It is lucidly written and meticulously edited, and its contents will undoubtedly be discussed for many years to come. In its boldness and the willingness of its authors to articulate issues that have often been consigned to silence, this book fulfills its mission. One can only hope for a full-length work by Susan Wooley in the future." --Eating Disorders
"The 22 chapters in this `must-read' book offer the most comprehensive, thoughtful, and sensitively written collection of essays now available on eating disorders by leading female psychologists and educators, representing clinicians, theorists, and researchers." --Eating Disorders Review
"This book...is an important milestone in the field....The entire book is essential reading for graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals, and practitioners." --Choice
"This book can be used...like a map - to chart the distance covered and to point toward territory that is, as yet, unexplored....the study of eating disorders through feminists' eyes provides a unique opportunity to make relevant comparisons between issues of gender and issues of disability." --Disability Studies Quarterly
--This text refers to the
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"Irrespective of one's political or personal views regarding the feminist movement, its enormous impact on the field of eating disorders must be acknowledged. It has become arguably the most comprehensive theoretical model for understanding the etiology, epidemiology, and phenomenology of the disorder....The fact that this book so masterfully articulates this sociocultural perspective warrants a strong endorsement." --Doody's Journal, Health Sciences Book Review
"This is an important new book that investigates the broader issues that promote epidemic disordered eating and dieting among women, teens and recently, even preschool children. It looks at ways women are disposed to eating disorders and how they symbolize cultural concerns....This is important reading for women and men who work with female patients and clients, for teachers from kindergarten through college, and for community leaders in our weight-focused society. Highly recommended." --Healthy Weight Journal
"...an exceptionally important contribution to the field....In general, Feminist Pespectives on Eating Disorders is a landmark work and deserves to be widely read and debated by professional workers and students in the field. It is lucidly written and meticulously edited, and its contents will undoubtedly be discussed for many years to come. In its boldness and the willingness of its authors to articulate issues that have often been consigned to silence, this book fulfills its mission. One can only hope for a full-length work by Susan Wooley in the future." --Eating Disorders
"The 22 chapters in this `must-read' book offer the most comprehensive, thoughtful, and sensitively written collection of essays now available on eating disorders by leading female psychologists and educators, representing clinicians, theorists, and researchers." --Eating Disorders Review
"This book...is an important milestone in the field....The entire book is essential reading for graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals, and practitioners." --Choice
"This book can be used...like a map - to chart the distance covered and to point toward territory that is, as yet, unexplored....the study of eating disorders through feminists' eyes provides a unique opportunity to make relevant comparisons between issues of gender and issues of disability." --Disability Studies Quarterly
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