Includes bibliographical references (leaves [287]-309). / vii, 309 leaves : col. ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Concerned with a group of people's everyday experiences of anorexia. The fieldwork on which the thesis is based was conducted in multiple sites (Vancouver, Edinburgh, and Adelaide) over 15 months (August 1998-October 1999) and deals with 44 women and 3 men ranging in ages from 14-55. Primarily concerned with the processes that propelled them towards and away from this phenomenon: the desires, connections, disconnections, practice, contested performances and struggles of becoming and unbecoming 'anorexic'. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Anthropology and Social Inquiry, 2002
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/263017 |
Date | January 2002 |
Creators | Warin, Megan Jane |
Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
Language | en_US |
Detected Language | English |
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