![]() ![]() Alongside these personal stories are essays on the sociology and science of eating disorders by renowned researchers Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Dr. We meet 15-year-old Brittany, who is convinced that being thin is the only way to gain acceptance among her peers Alisa, a divorced mother of two whose hatred of her body is manifested in her relentless compulsion to purge Shelly, who has been battling anorexia for six years and has had a feeding tube surgically implanted in her stomach as well as many others. ![]() Greenfield's photographs are paired with extensive interviews and journal entries from twenty girls and women who are suffering from various afflictions. Critically acclaimed for Girl Culture and Fast Forward, Lauren Greenfield continues her exploration of contemporary female culture with Thin, a groundbreaking book about eating disorders. ![]()
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