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Question

I'm doing a research project on Eating Disorder- Anorexia Nervosa...I cannot think of a thesis to prove about Anorexia nervosa. My teacher says to do it on something that impact the society or something like that.

Answer 1

Anorexia Nervosa is an awful mental disorder that effects many people in our society particularly young women. I had a cousin with it, and she eventually passed away after being in and out of hospital for years. I think you will be able to find lots of statistics about this online and in medical journals. People with anorexia believe that they are fat and that people are staring at them because they are overweight. Over time they slowly ruin their internal organs and health. While they are anorexic they think illogically and are often agressive to those that care about them. This has wide implications for their families and society.
The incidence of anorexia has recently increased in African nations where they are having increased access to popular media, and the notions of what constitutes beauty are changing.
Just recently some companies in Italy are banning models with very low BMIs in the hope that it will lead to a more healthy body image for society.
Hope this helps

Answer 2

Start by doing a search for it on google or wikipedia. Once you get a clear definition for what it is, then you'll have a better handle on how it affects society.

I would get more specific, though. For instance, talk about the ripple effect. Anorexia doesn't affect just the person who has it. It affects the person's family, and those people in turn affect other people and so on.

Answer 3

A lot of people feel that popular culture contribute to anorexia. Actresses and models are usually very thin. Do modeling agencies have any responsibility to help stop anorexia, or should they be able to hire as many skinny models as they want? That's one possible direction for your paper.

Answer 4

some examples are like how actresses and models are influencing teens by being so thin. the last website is really good...it tells like some examples about how anorexia could be influenced:

"Culture. Women in the U.S. are under constant pressure to fit a certain ideal of beauty. Seeing images of flawless, thin females everywhere makes it hard for women to feel good about their bodies. More and more, men are also feeling pressure to have a perfect body.
Families. If you have a mother or sister with anorexia, you are more likely to develop the disorder. Parents who think looks are important, diet themselves, or criticize their children's bodies are more likely to have a child with anorexia.
Life changes or stressful events. Traumatic events like rape as well as stressful things like starting a new job, can lead to the onset of anorexia.
Personality traits. Someone with anorexia may not like her or himself, hate the way she or he looks, or feel hopeless. She or he often sets hard-to-reach goals for her or himself and tries to be perfect in every way.
Biology. Genes, hormones, and chemicals in the brain may be factors in developing anorexia."

some websites that might help are:
http://www.nndb.com/lists/314/000068110/
http://familydoctor.org/063.xml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/easyread/anorexia-etr.htm

Answer 5

You teacher sounds like she/he has a good idea - what kind of impact does anorexia have on people - look at the idea of beauty for example in our society http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermodel

Good Luck!!!

Answer 6

One thesis would be that advertising of thin models encourages young women to become anorexic.