760SociologyMedium
Sociologists like Bordo (1993) have attributed the epidemic of anorexia in Western cultures to________?
Athe social construction of mental illness through which normal patterns of behaviour are pathologized
Ba generally ascetic frugal lifestyle that can be taken to extremes
Ctraditional images of women as emotional domesticated and unassertive
Dthe new ideal of independent self-assured femininity combined with cultural values of achievement and control
Correct answer
D. the new ideal of independent self-assured femininity combined with cultural values of achievement and control
Explanation
The correct answer is the new ideal of independent self-assured femininity combined with cultural values of achievement and control.