In today's society, there is much attention being given to the subject of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia; unfortunately it is because these disorders seem to be becoming more and more common. The question that remains is whether eating disorders such as these are simply personal problems of the individuals, or if they have become a social problem that needs to be addressed more aggressively. Having grown up in this society, I see this issue as a definite social problem. To say that these increasingly common eating disorders are personal problems, implies that the causes of them are personal as well, which I believe is not the case. A social problem is something that goes against society's goals and values; it would seem to me that being exposed to something that causes a potentially life threatening disease would go against most people's goals. The media in this society increasingly dictates to young women that in order to be desirable, you must be painfully thin......

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Title: Eating Disorders: Personal Or Social Problem?
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