- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- The Classification of Eating Disorders
- Research Domain Criteria: The Impact of RDoC on the Conceptualization of Eating Disorders
- Epidemiology and Course of Eating Disorders
- Appetitive Regulation in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
- Genetic Influences on Eating Disorders
- Psychosocial Risk Factors for Eating Disorders
- Dieting and the Eating Disorders
- Mood, Emotions, and Eating Disorders
- Cultural Influences on Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Psychological Assessment of the Eating Disorders
- Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
- Psychological Comorbidities of Eating Disorders
- Prevention: Current Status and Underlying Theory
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Family Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapies for Eating Disorders
- Self-Help and Stepped Care Treatments for Eating Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy for Eating Disorders
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Eating Disorders
- Costs and Cost-Effectiveness in Eating Disorders
- Selective Eating: Normative Developmental Phase or Clinical Condition?
- Emerging Syndromes
- Eating Disorders and Problematic Eating Behaviors After Bariatric Surgery
- Virtual Reality: Applications to Eating Disorders
- Mobile Device Applications for the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Internet-Based Interventions for Eating Disorders
- Afterword
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
Sociocultural factors have long been implicated in body image and eating disorders. Decades of data, drawn from multiple disciplines, consistently demonstrate the influence of culture on body image and eating disorders across several levels of analysis. This chapter engages the rich empirical literature on this subject to retheorize the role and importance of these contextual factors in light of anthropological and related social theories relevant to contemporary circumstances. Specifically, this chapter first analyzes and operationalizes what we mean by “culture” in body image and eating disorder scholarship, describes trends in salient sociocultural factors, and highlights the varying impacts of globalization where societies are increasingly interconnected. It also urges research that builds on current understandings by increasing collaborations among not only multiple disciplines within the social sciences but also biological and clinical sciences.
Keywords: body image, culture, cross-cultural, eating disorder, globalization, interdisciplinary, intersectionality
Eileen Anderson-Fye Department of Bioethics Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- The Classification of Eating Disorders
- Research Domain Criteria: The Impact of RDoC on the Conceptualization of Eating Disorders
- Epidemiology and Course of Eating Disorders
- Appetitive Regulation in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
- Genetic Influences on Eating Disorders
- Psychosocial Risk Factors for Eating Disorders
- Dieting and the Eating Disorders
- Mood, Emotions, and Eating Disorders
- Cultural Influences on Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Psychological Assessment of the Eating Disorders
- Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
- Psychological Comorbidities of Eating Disorders
- Prevention: Current Status and Underlying Theory
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Family Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapies for Eating Disorders
- Self-Help and Stepped Care Treatments for Eating Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy for Eating Disorders
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Eating Disorders
- Costs and Cost-Effectiveness in Eating Disorders
- Selective Eating: Normative Developmental Phase or Clinical Condition?
- Emerging Syndromes
- Eating Disorders and Problematic Eating Behaviors After Bariatric Surgery
- Virtual Reality: Applications to Eating Disorders
- Mobile Device Applications for the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Internet-Based Interventions for Eating Disorders
- Afterword
- Index
