title: [Gender role and anorexia nervosa].
abstract: The gender role is defined; its physiognomy, adopted by women since the occurrence of the Industrial Revolution, and the intricate status that characterizes the present feminine role are described. Finally, a psychosocial approach of anorexia nervosa is made. This disorder is considered as a paradigm of the present ambiguity of the femininity concept likely to become a transactional phenomenon between sexual identities.
authors.affiliation: Depto. Psiquiatría, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Behar
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Roles genéricos y anorexia nerviosa.