Entry thresholds in eating disorders for the popular classes

Authors

  • José Luis Moreno Pestaña Universidad de Cádiz

Abstract

This text highlights a sociological analysis of eating disorders among the working class. It takes into account Ian Hacking’s theory of ecological niches of transitory mental illnesses, giving this theory a sociological reformulation. The text, except for being based on empirical investigation, gives some hypotheses about the handicaps and the counter-handicaps among the working class in relation to eating disorders. It presents a profile of a contemporary somatic culture in the working class, especially among the youth, highlighting the differences and similarities to the dominating class.

Author Biography

José Luis Moreno Pestaña, Universidad de Cádiz

Profesor de filosofía en la Universidad de Cádiz. Entre sus publicaciones recientes cabe destacar la edición (con Luis Enrique Alonso y Enrique Martín Criado) y participación en el libro colectivo Pierre Bourdieu, las herramientas del sociólogo (Madrid, Fundamentos, 2004), y la aparición inmediata de En devenant Foucault. Sociogénèse d’un grand philosophe RES nº 5 (2005) pp. 197-199 (Bellecombe-en-Bauges, Editions du Croquant, 2006), cuya versión española será publicada por la editorial Montesinos (Barcelona, 2006) con el título Convirtiéndose en Foucault. Un estudio sociológico sobre la formación de un pensador y de un pensamiento. Prepara un trabajo sociológico sobre los trastornos alimentarios.

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Published

2008-01-01

How to Cite

Moreno Pestaña, J. L. (2008). Entry thresholds in eating disorders for the popular classes. Spanish Journal of Sociology, (5). Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/res/article/view/64985

Issue

No. 5 (2005): Sumario Número 5

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