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A Hunger So Wide and So Deep challenges stereotypes that link eating disorders only to white, affluent, heterosexual women. Drawing from in‑depth life‑history interviews, Thompson exposes how racism, poverty, sexism, acculturation, and sexual abuse influence the bodies and eating habits of African‑American, Latina, and lesbian women. The book highlights how these women creatively alter unhelpful eating patterns, regain confidence in their bodies, and find empowerment—offering a hopeful message that transcends race, class, and sexual orientation.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Health & Medicine/Women's Health
Authors: Becky W. Thompson
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