The thin ideal: women, food, and dieting

Title: The thin ideal: women, food, and dieting
Creator: Williams, Lauren; Germov, John
Relation: A Sociology of Food & Nutrition: the Social Appetite p. 337-367
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Resource Type: book chapter
Date: 2004
Description: 0verview: What are the origins of the thin ideal for women and how is it perpetuated? ; How do women respond to the pressure of the thin ideal? ; Why do so many women succumb to the pressure of the thin ideal by dieting? ; Gender differences in food consumption remain one of the clearest examples of the social appetite- in short, women often eat differently to men. The social norms governing women's appearance and behaviour result in concern about the implications food consumption has for the look of the body. The thin ideal is the desired aesthetic look for women's bodies in contemporary Western societies and its pursuit- primarily through dieting- significantly influences women's food choices. This chapter examines why dieting is predominantly a female behaviour by exploring the historical, structural, cultural, and critical factors that have contributed to the development of, and resistance to, the thin ideal.
Description: 2nd ed.
Subject: thin ideal; women's bodies; dieting; aesthetic appeal; Western society; food choices
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/35267
Identifier: uon:3840
Identifier: ISBN:0195516257
Language: eng

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