Introduction
Part I. Beginning with a Diagnosis
1. A Detour via the Nineteenth Century. Historical Issues at Stake.
2. A Hospital-Based Approach: Methodological Issues
Part II. The Anorexic Career
3. ‘Turning People into Activities’
4. ‘Beginning’: Taking Themselves in Hand
5. ‘Carrying On’ (I): Maintaining the Commitment
6. ‘Carrying on’ (II): Maintaining the Commitment despite Alerts and Monitoring
7. ‘Being Taken in Hand’: Giving Themselves Over to the Institution
Part III. The Social Space of the Anorexic Career
8. The Social Space of Self-Transformation
9. The Social Space of the Hospital
Conclusion
Biography
Muriel Darmon is a CNRS Senior Research Fellow at the CESSP (EHESS, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), France.
'In this eye-opening book, Muriel Darmon shows that becoming anorexic is a social process. Rather than dismissing anorexics as pathological, Darmon seriously considers the experiences and perspectives of population of French anorexics and former anorexics to shed light on broader processes of self-transformation, social class, institutionalization, and embodiment. Highly recommended!' - Abigail C. Saguy, Professor of Sociology, UCLA, USA
