The topic I chose to tackle for the research paper is Eating disorders in Adolescents, specifically how the environment in which one grows up in affects the susceptibility in acquiring one. What role do parents play in preventing eating disorders in the developmental period of their lives? Looking into the correlation between parental influence and eating disorders is important for education on how to prevent them. What long term consequences do eating disorders play in the mental and physical development of children? Does the socio-economic environment a child grows up in influence how prone one is to developing an eating disorder?
A doubt that I have is narrowing down the issue to a specific culture, as many cultures approach weight and appearance differently along with promoting eating disorder culture. Another doubt is having to keep other factors into consideration when writing about eating disorders as it is a multi-faceted issues and while can stem from childhood, but be looked at in multiple lights.
i really like your research topic because there is a lot to say about it. I think your research question is also really interesting. I think maybe you can compare two different cultures on how they view weight and appearance. For example, a country in Asia to a country in Europe.
Many people struggle from eating disorders and It is a very complicated issue to solve. There are also many different types of eating disorders and maybe you can discuss some of them and their impacts on people and how to solve them or make them better.
This research topic is definitely unique and under spoken about. I don’t want to change your thesis but maybe you could include the media’s portrayal of how we should look like as another influence on how people view their body image which could lead to eating disorders.
I love your topic and I think you can mention psychology and early childhood development, it would be helpful in supporting your thesis. You can also include sources from anthropology since you mentioned culture!
Such a great topic! EDs are definitely a huge issue in today’s younger generations. I’m excited to read what you write about the topic 🙂
I would be interested in reading about how the environment an adolescent grows up in could affect their likelihood of being diagnosed with an eating disorder. While reading this, I considered how parents may tell their child that they are fat or overweight. Their child will not just brush this comment off. I assume it would have a lasting impact on them. I would also be interested to know if their parents’ parents said similar comments to them during their youth.