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Rich, Emma; Evans, John – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2005
Over the last two decades we have witnessed an emerging set of conditions in schools which render them contexts replete with social messages about the body, health, and self. Research has suggested that both the formal and informal contexts of education are heavily imbued with a "culture of healthism" which places moral obligation and…
Descriptors: Females, Eating Disorders, Biographies, Self Concept