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Background to the book is elucidated, both personal and empirical and a rationale is established. Current research findings are considered with emphasis on the few qualitative studies on male eating disorders. Concepts such as stigma, gender role conflict, and muscularity-oriented disordered eating are introduced, the latter being peculiar to the male experience. A summary of the reflexive research design is provided.

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Delderfield, R. (2018). Why Study Men?. In: Male Eating Disorders. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02535-9_1

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