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Halse, Christine; Honey, Anne; Boughtwood, Desiree – Gender and Education, 2007
In this paper we posit a radical retheorization of anorexia as a form of deviance. We examine how the disciplinary practices and moral technologies typical of contemporary secondary schooling signify and enter into the articulation of three "virtue discourses" (discipline, achievement and healthism), and tease out how these "virtue…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Social Values, Discipline, Achievement