Eating Disorders Are Experienced Differently According to Culture
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Date
2013
Authors
Jacobs, Merle
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Abstract
Treatment and research must address difference in order to support racialized and ethnic women with eating disorders. For many, working on family relationships is essential. Family attitudes and actions impact the way many women shape their eating habits, as well as the tensions they experience towards a healthy body image.
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Health, Psychology, Immigration, Race and Racism
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Jacobs, M. (2008).Disordered eating: Culture matters. In M Jacobs (Ed.), Critical Readings in Health (183-212). Toronto: APF Press.