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A Hunger So Wide and So Deep

A Hunger So Wide and So Deep American Women Speak Out on Eating Problems

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Publisher's Synopsis

A readable account based on interviews with 18 white, Latina, and African American women aged 19-46 in which the author found that in one-third to two-thirds of the cases, eating disorders were linked to emotional or, more particularly, sexual abuse. Such women are seeking control over their lives, Thompson argues, and food is the most accessible t

Book information

ISBN: 9780816624348
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 616.8526071082
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 161
Weight: 500g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 20mm