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Publication details [#57719]
Knapton, Olivia. 2013. Pro-anorexia: Extensions of ingrained concepts. Discourse & Society 24 (4) : 461–477.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications
Journal WWW
Annotation
This paper argues that Pro-anorexia, an internet-based movement that supports eating disorders as a lifestyle choice, structures members' eating disorder experiences via two key conceptual metaphors, which render an extension of, rather than a radical split with, the prevailing conceptualisations of female fairness in Western society.