`A readable book that contains simplified information of some complicated concepts. It will prove of benefit to those readers in the field of women and social studies" - European Eating Disorders Review The concepts presented in this book are carefully argued, succinctly organized, and genuinely stimulating.... It provokes clinicians to think about treatment and the effect of diagnostic practices, it provokes researchers to ask different questions, and it provokes students to read beyond dominant and conventional texts. This is a timely and important publication that deserves to feature prominently in the ongoing study of anorexia nervosa" - Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology