The paradox of virtue
(Re)thinking Deviance, Anorexia and Schooling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8095666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Halse (0000-0003-3902-8177, Western Sydney University, corresponding author), Anne Honey (0000-0001-5918-0454, Western Sydney University), Desiree Boughtwood (Western Sydney University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 219-235 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0253 • E-ISSN: 1360-0516 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540250601166068 |
| OpenAlex | W2038759634 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 51 |
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 discourses’ play into the formation of the ‘anorexic’ subject. Informed by Foucauldian theory, our analysis draws on our life history interview study with teenage girls diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and their parents. We argue that anorexia can be understood not as a form of deviance but as a ‘paradox of virtue’ involving zealous compliance with and taking up of socially and culturally sanctioned ‘virtue discourses’ that are immanent in schooling and wider society
Deviance (statistics · Discipline · Epistemology · Narrative · Social science · Sociology · Virtue · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,24 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |