Association of socio-culture factors with disordered eating behavior: An empirical study on urban young girls of West Bengal, India

A shift towards the concept of thin body image is occurring among the urban girls, as an outcome of mass media exposure. A large section of the girls are involved in attaining thin body image which at times develops dissatisfaction over body weight. Body weight dissatisfaction gives rise to the deve...

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Main Authors: Ganguly Nandini, Roy Subho, Mukhopadhyay Susmita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2018-12-01
Series:Anthropological Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/anre-2018-0032