Disordered eating in African American and Caucasian women: The role of ethnic identity

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 906-922

  Shuttlesworth, Mary E ^a   Zotter, Deanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Caucasian women; eating disorders; ethnic identity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CAUCASIAN; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; EATING DISORDER; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEAUTY CULTURE; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 79960725348     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934710396368     Document Type: Article

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