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This 6 page literature review and analysis explores the issue of anorexia as it relates to body image in young women. It argues for an effort by the media to take responsibility for a balanced approach. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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value is in its lay perspective of the disease. Bardone-Cone, Anna M.; and Cass, Kamila M. "What Does Viewing a Pro-Anorexia Website Do? An Experimental Examination of Website Exposure
and Oderating Effects." International Journal of Eating Disorders. (Sept. 2007), 40, 6, 537-548. DOI: 10.1002/eat.20396. This study is important in showing how media affects young females, especially media promoting
a pro-anorexia viewpoint. Burke, Eliza. "Feminine Visions: Anorexia and Contagion in Pop Discourse." Feminist Media Studies, (Sept. 2006), 6, 3, 315-330. DOI: 10.1080/14680770600802066. This analysis admits to specific
points in the argument about important comments and the views of other women are to body image, particularly from a feminist viewpoint. Carlat, D.J.; Camargo, C.A.; and Herzog, D.B.
"Eating Disorders in Males: A Report of 135 Patients." American Journal of Psychiatry, (Aug. 1997), 154, 8, 1127-1133. (Web) 15 April 2010 at http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/154/8/1127 This supports the historic view
proposed in the paper relating to long-held beliefs that anorexia nervosa was common in adolescents, and considered normal at one time. Independent Films Push Back Against Thin-Is-Beautiful Ideal.
Media Report to Women, (Fall, 2008), 36, 4, 3-3. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database. This article gives an overview of the two films exploring body image in the media
and anorexia nervosa addressed in the paper. Legrand, Doroth?e. "Subjective and Physical Dimensions of Bodily Self-Consciousness, and Their Dis-Integration in Anorexia Nervosa". Neuropsychologia, (Feb 2010), 48, 3, 726-737. DOI:
10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.08.026. This is another article that looks at treatment for anorexia nervosa by offering more than a single solution. Miyake, Yoshie; Okamoto, Yasumasa; Onoda, Keiichi; Shirao, Naoko;
Okamoto, Yuri; Otagaki, Yoko; and Yamawaki, Shigeto. "Neural processing of negative word stimuli concerning body image in patients with eating disorders: An MRI study. NeuroImage (2010), 50, 3, 1333-1339 DOI:
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