bulimia
Many young women have developed abnormal eating-related behavior. The growing preoccupation with slimness has caused girls and young women to feel overweight or fat, even if they are of normal weight. Many young women have developed abnormal eating-related behaviors. Now, slimness, which is seen as synonymous with self-discipline and control, is the desired goal. Mitchell (1990) said that young women are expected to be attractive and domestic in traditional feminine roles, also to be independent and to seek vocational parity with men (p. 5 and 6). There is much evidence to suggest that there is a cultural preoccupation with thinness in our society. Women with bulimia, purge with vomiting, taking laxatives or diuretics and sometimes giving themselves enemas. Some vomit even after a normal meal, heading for the bathroom after the last bite. Occasionally the vomiting becomes involuntary, and they can not keep themselves from purging after eating. They may exercise compulsively to burn off what they've eaten. Mitchell (1990) said that bulimic
For the last 25 years, the American population has embraced an extremely thin ideal for women. Harrar, Konner and Loecher (1996) said that according to one study, women's magazines have included ten times as many ads and articles promoting weight loss as men's magazines (p. 53). Another factor in the feminization of disordered eating is the difference in what little girls and boys learn as they're socialized. Men are not taught that the way their bodies look is important to the same degree women are. An Encarta Encyclopedia Article Titled "Bulimia".
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