WP#2 With Suggestions for Revisions

I did a little better in this paper, however I missed one very important thing. The opening paragraph stating what my topic was about! I don't know how I forgot this. I was under the assumption that WP#2 only had to include annotated bibliographies and nothing else. So that is the major thing I would change. I think that I would also go over all of my sources again just to make sure that I cited them properly. I had several issues with my citations.

I did a little better in this paper, however I missed one very important thing. The opening paragraph stating what my topic was about! I don't know how I forgot this. I was under the assumption that WP#2 only had to include annotated bibliographies and nothing else. So that is the major thing I would change. I think that I would also go over all of my sources again just to make sure that I cited them properly. I had several issues with my citations. Also I didn’t use the MLA format properly. I don’t know what I was thinking when I messed up this header:


Rebecca Bobesku

Works Cited

Thomas, Natalie. “A TV Stars Anorexia Battle." US Weekly Jan. 2006: 76

The article discusses Scarlett Pomer’s struggle with an eating disorder. She was the actress who played the role of Reba’s daughter in the TV show “Reba.” This article was beneficial, and verifies that there are extreme pressures to be thin. This is especially true when one has a career in the entertainment industry. This was an article I found by using the NAU Cline Library database. NAU Cline Library is known for having a vast amount of information from credible sources. Natalie Thomas has written numerous amounts of articles for US Weekly Magazine. She is credited in her field of journalism.

Soban, Catherine. “What about the boys?: addressing issues of masculinity within male anorexia
nervosa in a feminist therapeutic environment. (Disease/Disorder overview).” International

Journal of Men's Health Fall 2006: 251

This article talks about rising numbers of men developing anorexia. It also tries to seek different treatment routes for anorexic men. The articles verifies that not only women struggle with this illness. Men are also susceptible to the disease by biological reasons. The number of cases found among men is rising and psychologists are struggling to find a treatment that will be effective for men afflicted with the disease. Right now, there is not a treatment that focuses on anorexic men. Psychologists are now being forced to look at anorexia as a cultural issue for men as well. A societal projection of what a man is supposed to be like may be one of the causes. This was an article I found by using the NAU Cline Library database. http://libproxy.nau.edu:2061/library/ (This article can be viewed in full format online)


Berry, Kevin. “Sick to Death of the Pressure to Be Thin.” Times Educational Supplement 24
May 1996:4

In this article Kevin Berry shares his thoughts and opinions on children with anorexia. He also shares his opinion of the potential causes of anorexia. He addresses the signs and treatment of the disease. Kevin Berry hones in on the fact that parents are an essential part of a child’s recovery from the disease. After reading this article I have realized that genetics are a major factor in causing anorexia in children. In most cases parents who have children suffering from anorexia usually dealt with the disease themselves at one point in time or another. This fact will be extremely helpful in my research essay. The article is valid because I found it through using the NAU Cline Library database. NAU Cline Library is known for having a very large database provided by credible sources. I tried to find more information about this journalist, but I have come up empty handed.

Brody, Jane E. “Exposing the Perils of Eating Disorders.” New York Times 12 Dec. 2000: pF8

This article is from the New York Times. I found it through the NAU Cline library database. The article talks about causes of anorexia. Jane E. Brody is a journalist for the New York Times. The article gives information on the consequences one deals with when being anorexia. This article also offers information from the experiences of several celebrities who suffered from the disease. This will be beneficial is proving that there is a strong amount of pressure to be thin. The entertainment industry has a lot of ideals that need to be met and if they aren’t then chances are you won’t be successful. The article is from the New York Times. This is one of the most credited Daily Newspapers around. It is known throughout the world, so it is a source that I trust.

Prah, Pamela M. "Eating Disorders." CQ Researcher 16.6 (2006): 121-144. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Your library's name, city, state abbreviation. 2 Oct. 2007 http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2006021000.

This article by Pamela Prah introduces the fact that eating disorders (including anorexia) are serious mental disorders. She states that it is proven that eating disorders have the highest mortality rate over any other mental disorder. Prah proves that this disorder is extremely serious and shouldn’t be taken lightly. In this article Prah is able to provide a lot of evidence regarding society’s influence on eating disorders. Prah proves that this disorder doesn’t only afflict over-achieving girls. Cases have shown that men, middle-aged women, and people of all different races are affected by this disease. Both rich and poor.

Rayner, Trisha. Eating Disorders Awareness: Anorexia Nervosa.2001. Ohio State University
Fact Sheet. http://ohioline.osu.edu/ed-fact/1002.html

In this article Trisha Rayner gives many warning signs that may cause suspicion if a person has anorexia. She believes that many women believe they can’t be successful in life unless their bodies are like “prepubescent girls.” I don’t completely agree with that, but I do believe there is a strong pressure to be a certain way from society. Trisha Rayner also stresses the point that we need to remember that people come in all shapes and sizes and that many of us will never be skinny or fat. She also talks about creating a healthy relationship between mind and body. I found this website by using the Google search engine.

Lintott, Sheila. “A Consideration of Eating Disorders Beyond Beauty.” NAU Cline Library.
2003. Hypatia. Abstract. 65-86.

http://wf2la2.webfeat.org/cid=clineli&wfn=wf_muse&sess=session%3D216.147.209.75.152711189130453404%3B%20PIA_history%3D122000809%3B%20PIA_user%3D220055742%3B%20PIA_last%3Dpia.cgi%253Faction%253Dnavigate%2526search_id%253D122000809%2526min%253D1%2526show%253D10&addr=10.10.22.80&url=http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/hypatia/v018/18.4lintott.html

In this article Sheila Lintott argues that fact that women are strongly encouraged to enjoy sublime experiences through excessive dieting. Lintott believes that societal influences are major contributors in this kind of mindset. Lintott says that we are conditioned to think that “thin is beautiful.” This is an incredibly true point. I know when I was growing up all the advertisements in the media contributed to a lot of harmful thinking towards my body. Lintott proves that advertisements have a way of portraying people who are thin as “happy” and “successful.” I know that I am not the only one who has been swayed by these advertisements.

Shelley, Rosemary. Anorexics on Anorexia. Philadelphia: Jessica Kinsley, 1999.

The author proves from this book that anorexia is not an illness experienced just by teenage girls. In fact it affects both males and females of all ages. The woman who wrote this book has fought anorexia herself, so she knows just how serious the illness is. She believes that the only thing anorexics have in common is that they are anorexic. Besides that, the factors that have caused them to have the illness are all different. This is an interesting point, because doctors are quick to try and figure out a cause for the disease. I believe that Rosemary shares the perspective she does because she too has been through anorexia. This book would help me with my question because it proves that there just is not one thing that causes anorexia. It gives a balanced approach to numerous amounts of factors that have caused people to suffer from the illness.

Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. New York: Vintage Books, 2000.

Brumberg may not have suffered from anorexia, but she has a lot of knowledge in the field of anorexia. As far back as 1965 she has had experience with anorexics. Anorexia is the focus of her professional research. Brumberg tries to address that reason as to why a disease can become prominent in one time period than another. She believes that to examine and understand the responsiveness of a disease to cultural settings one must look past the doctors, diagnoses, and therapies to the patients themselves. She has a balanced approach to her perspective on anorexia. She is well informed, and has a lot of experience with the disease. This is why I plan on using her as one of my sources in my research paper.

Levenkron, Steven. Anatomy of Anorexia. New York: Norton and Company, 2000.

This isn’t the only book that Levenkron has written on anorexia. He wrote: “Treating and Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa” in 1982. Levenkron has a lot of knowledge on the subject and believe that the obsessive compulsive qualities that cause many disorders is usually caused by the family dysfunctions and insufficient attachment. Levenkron addresses that fact that anorexia has skyrocketed in the past 20 years. He’s goes into several different reasons that cause anorexia. Levenkron gives a balanced approach to trying to unveil the causes of anorexia. He doesn’t just pinpoint one reason and stick to it. I plan on using this source in my research paper.