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In recent years, young women have begun creating both websites and community online. This is an important development in the use of technology by women, mitigated only by their choice of topic- a positive view of anorexia. The philosophy of these “Pro-Ana” websites is that anorexia is a lifestyle these women have intentionally undertaken. Through both quantitative and qualitative analysis, we explore how young women share influential rhetoric, “trigger” images, and dieting tips, and thereby reconceptualize their experience of anorexia. This social practice is examined in a structure and agency framework, examining how the pro-ana website creators enact agency and challenge the cultural structures of both the hegemonic ideal of beauty and the position of the medical establishment as sole authority of knowledge about anorexia. |
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Name: American Sociological Association
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| Richardson, Abigail. and Cherry, Elizabeth. "Anorexia as a Lifestyle: Agency through Pro-Anorexia Websites" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22991_index.html> |
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| Richardson, A. S. and Cherry, E. R. , 2005-08-12 "Anorexia as a Lifestyle: Agency through Pro-Anorexia Websites" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22991_index.html |
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Abstract: In recent years, young women have begun creating both websites and community online. This is an important development in the use of technology by women, mitigated only by their choice of topic- a positive view of anorexia. The philosophy of these “Pro-Ana” websites is that anorexia is a lifestyle these women have intentionally undertaken. Through both quantitative and qualitative analysis, we explore how young women share influential rhetoric, “trigger” images, and dieting tips, and thereby reconceptualize their experience of anorexia. This social practice is examined in a structure and agency framework, examining how the pro-ana website creators enact agency and challenge the cultural structures of both the hegemonic ideal of beauty and the position of the medical establishment as sole authority of knowledge about anorexia. |
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| Agency in Pro-Anorexia Websites Richardson and Cherry - 1 Anorexia as a Lifestyle: Agency through Pro-Anorexia Websites In a postmodern era the internet and technology enable individuals to create websites expressing any form of personal proclivities. One recent phenomenon of this sort is Pro- Anorexia Websites. As the name implies these websites view the eating disorder anorexia in a positive light. This is not some media stunt or attempt to lure young women into buying a new type of |
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