Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters, And The Pursuit Of Thinness
Father Hunger is the emptiness experienced by women whose fathers were physically or emotionally absent—a void that leads to unrealistic body image, yo-yo dieting, food fears, and disordered eating patterns. The term, which is now part of the psychology lexicon, originated with the first edition of this work in 1991.
After having completed a decade's worth of further investigation, Dr. Maine has updated the information about men and their daughters in this second edition. She offers a new crash course on being a girl in today's culture, based on her expertise as a leading eating disorders prevention advocate. This edition describes the origins of father hunger and its effect on the family, with even more practical solutions to help fathers and daughters understand and improve their relationships. Also included is an expanded section for educators and therapists to help them more effectively prevent and treat the problems that occur between dads and daughters.
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Book details
- Author
- Margo Maine, Ph.D.
- Imprint
- Gurze Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Psychology › Psychopathology › Eating Disorders
Self-Help › Eating Disorders & Body Image
Family & Relationships › Parenting › Fatherhood - Topics
- eating disorders · father-daughter relationships · body image · absent fathers · disordered eating · adolescent girls · family dynamics · emotional absence
- ISBN-13
- 9780936077499
About the author
MARGO MAINE, PhD, FAED, CEDS, is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the treatment and prevention of eating disorders for over 35 years. Her books include Father Hunger, The Body Myth, and Body Wars.
Maine received the 2007 Lori Irving Award for Excellence in Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, the 2015 NEDA Lifetime Achievement Award, and was a 2016 Honoree of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. She is a founder of the National Eating Disorders Association and a founding fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders.
When she’s not writing, Maine serves as co-founder of the Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group in West Hartford, Connecticut, and lectures nationally and internationally on eating disorders. Her work spans clinical practice, prevention, and public education in the eating disorders field.