Warin, M.2011-05-262011-05-26201008135468939780813546896http://hdl.handle.net/2440/63960Abject Relations presents an alternative approach to anorexia, long considered the epitome of a Western obsession with individualism, beauty, self-control, and autonomy. Through detailed ethnographic investigations, Megan Warin looks at the heart of what it means to live with anorexia on a daily basis. Participants describe difficulties with social relatedness, not being at home in their body, and feeling disgusting and worthless. For them, anorexia becomes a seductive and empowering practice that cleanses bodies of shame and guilt, becomes a friend and support, and allows them to forge new social relations. © 2010 by Rutgers University Press. All Rights Reserved.enCopyright (c) 2009 Megan Warinyright.(c)Rutgers University PressBook00200932282-s2.0-8489830735537166Warin, M. [0000-0001-8766-1087]