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6901June 4, 2018Penny JacobsComparative AnalysisIn this week’s PDF file for our notes it states there are certain writing conventions that all text must follow. Writing conventions are the standard. But certain types of writing have differentiated conventions. The assigned task was to read three articles and determine which convention the articles fell under between Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences.We begin with “When Eating Disorders Strike in Midlife” by Randi Hutter Epstein this article is a Humanities article because Humanities can be described as learning or literature concerned with human culture, especially literature, history, art, music, and philosophy. This article specifically describes how eating disorders affects humans and human interaction. This article uses simple language everyone knows. The article itself is not very detailed and does not really explain much about the disorder in-depth.
But the article is written simple language so most everyone can read and understand its purpose as it is a Newspaper article. This means the article is viewable by the entire world and most be written in such a way. The article uses firsthand accounts to describe what is happening by doctors and people who have come forth and needed help.The next article is “Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescent Girls: A Culture-Bound Disorder of Western Society?” by Elizabeth N. Hopton.
The is a Social sciences article. Social science can be described the scientific study of human society and social relationships. This article discusses where Anorexia Nervosa come from on a social level. The article compares how we used to think about Anorexia Nervosa and how we think about Anorexia Nervosa today. During the Hellenistic period, Elizabeth states “By relinquishing food, anorexic ascetics renounced the needs and desires of their bodies in pursuit of the purity and perfection of the soul” which means because it was based on religion Anorexia Nervosa was thought to be ok because they were trying to purify their soul. Compared to today Elizabeth describes the media as the main reason why Anorexia Nervosa is on the rise.
This article really focuses on how society looks and depicts Anorexia Nervosa as well as how society may or may not influence how many girls decide to take part in Anorexia Nervosa. The article was written in a social science academic journal and uses historic societies to draw comparisons to today. The language used is formal for academics for research and for colleagues to read and review.The last article is “Medical Complications in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A Review of the Literature” by Debra K. Katzman, MD. This article is a natural Science article. Natural sciences can be described as the science many study in science class like biology, chemistry, physics and all the natural sciences. The article focuses on medical complications caused by Anorexia Nervosa and is completely based on research.
This article talks about the biology of the human body and how Anorexia Nervosa effects the homeostasis of it. This article is also written in an academic journal but a medical academic journal for doctors and is worded as such. The language used is very technical and in-depth as the readers are medical professionals. The article is written by a medical doctor, so the article must be a natural Science article.
Work CitedEpstein, Randi Hutter. “‘When Eating Disorders Strike in Midlife’ .”The New York Times , 13 July 2009, http://www.
nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-eating-disorders-ess.html.Hopton, Elizabeth. “‘Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescent Girls: A Culture-Bound Disorder of Western Society? .” Social Cosmos, vol. 2, 2011, socialcosmos.library.
uu.nl/index.php/sc/article/view/36/32.Katzman, Debra K. “Medical Complications in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A Review of the Literature.” International Journal of Eating Disorders, vol. 37, no.
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