EL CUERPO, ¿CULTO O TIRANÍA?
1998; Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0214-9915
Autores Tópico(s)Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
ResumoThe body, cult or tiranny? Nowadays, there is a paradoxical increase in and also in anorexia and bulimia. One of main factors to promote latter is aesthetic ideal of thinness imposed by society. This article reviews following aspects: social and psychological factors fomenting obesity; variables related to weight obsession, which are specially affecting women; society's responses to obese people; arguments against beliefs the body can be shaped at will and obesity is always bad for health and, therefore, thinness is good; criticism to diet business and review of main causes of its general failure and, finally, conclusions about how body is being tyrannized and proposals to prevent eating disorders.
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