Pursuing Perfection

Eating Disorders, Body Myths, and Women at Midlife and Beyond

• Author(s): Margo Maine, Joe Kelly,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 230
• ISBN_10: 1317487907
  ISBN_13: 9781317487906
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Health & Fitness / Women's Health , Psychology / Applied Psychology , Psychology / Clinical Psychology , Psychology / Mental Health , Psychology / Psychopathology / Eating Disorders , Social Science / Human Services , Psychology / Psychotherapy / General ,

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In Pursuing Perfection, authors Margo Maine and Joe Kelly explore the emotional, social and cultural factors behind the ongoing epidemic of disordered eating and body image despair in adult women at midlife and beyond. Written from a biopsychosocial and feminist perspective, Pursuing Perfection describes the many issues women encounter as they navigate a rapidly changing culture that promotes unhealthy standards for beauty and appearance. This updated and expanded edition (originally published as The Body Myth: Adult Women and the Pressure to Be Perfect) is a unique guide for anyone seeking practical tools and strategies for adult women looking to establish health and body acceptance.