Pirie, Iain (2016) Disordered eating and the contradictions of neoliberal governance. Sociology of Health & Illness, 38 (6). pp. 839-853. doi:10.1111/1467-9566.12408 ISSN 0141-9889.

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Abstract

The last decade has seen the development of an important literature on the contradictions between neoliberal norms of corporal citizenship and the forms of consumption that market‐based food systems promote. This paper seeks to contribute to the literature by exploring the relationship between these contradictions and the increased prevalence of particular eating disorders (binge eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa). Within contemporary neoliberal food systems bingeing is increasingly normalised and consumption temporally disorganised. At the same time, neoliberal public health policy, and the wider ‘health’ entertainment media it legitimates, focuses on the promotion of ‘correct’ forms of consumer agency. Individuals who fail to manage consumption ‘appropriately…

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Eating disorders, Neoliberalism
Journal or Publication Title:	Sociology of Health & Illness
Publisher:	Blackwell
ISSN:	0141-9889
Official Date:	1 July 2016
Dates:	Date Event 1 July 2016 Published 20 February 2016 Available 25 November 2015 Accepted
Volume:	38
Number:	6
Page Range:	pp. 839-853
DOI:	10.1111/1467-9566.12408
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	11 March 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	20 February 2018

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