Influence of culture on the development of eating disorders

Description

This research is a qualitative and interpretive study of influences of culture on the development of eating disorders, comparing the United States and Ukraine. In this research, the autoethnographic component is an important key to elucidating cultural phenomena that either promotes or otherwise affects the development of an eating disorder, especially for girls and young women. Social media is another focus of this research, which provides significant materials for analysis of young women from different cultures and their struggles with eating disorders. This research also include autoethnographic narrative of a woman who has experienced an exposure to both, Ukrainian and American ideal body standards, as well as brief case studies of American women who have struggled with eating disorders., Copyright is retained by the author. Please contact Anastasiya Dasik for further use of this material.