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list price: $19.95
edition:Paperback
also available: eBook
category: Psychology
published: Jul 1993
ISBN:9780929005423
publisher: Second Story Press

Consuming Passions

Feminist Approaches to Weight Preoccupation and Eating Disorders

edited by Catrina Brown & Karin Jasper

tagged: eating disorders, gender studies, women's studies
Description

Twenty-two experts share their extensive knowledge on women's preoccupation with body size. They consider eating behaviours ranging from dieting and exercise to anorexia and bulimia, and explore the disputed links made between weight and health.

About the Authors
Catrina Brown, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University in Halifax, cross-appointed to Women’s Studies and Nursing. She is also a feminist psychotherapist in private practice with a focus on eating “disorders”.

Catrina Brown, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University in Halifax, cross-appointed to Women’s Studies and Nursing. She is also a feminist psychotherapist in private practice with a focus on eating “disorders”.
Editorial Review

Eating disorders are complex, and this book serves up meaty arguments for feminists tired over oversimplification.

— Toronto Star

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