MARC Record from Ithaca College Library

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050 00 $aBF697.5.B63$bG76 2008
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100 1 $aGrogan, Sarah,$d1959-
245 10 $aBody image :$bunderstanding body dissatisfaction in men, women, and children /$cSarah Grogan.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2008.
300 $axiv, 250 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [208]-235) and indexes.
505 0 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Culture and body image -- The idealization of slenderness -- The basis of body shape ideals -- The diet industry -- Recent cultural trends -- Summary -- 3. Women and body image -- Assessment of body image -- Behavioral indicators of body dissatisfaction -- Social construction of femininity -- Summary -- 4. Men and body image -- Assessment of body image -- Behavioral indicators of body dissatisfaction -- Social construction of masculinity -- Summary -- 5. Media effects -- Surveys relating media exposure to body image -- Studies investigating direct effects of media images on body image -- Theories of media influence -- Body shape role models -- Recent developments -- Reducing the effects of media imagery -- Summary -- 6. Age, social class, ethnicity and sexuality -- Body image across the life span -- Ethnicity and body image -- Social class and body image -- Body shape, sexual attractiveness and sexuality -- Summary -- 7. Promoting positive body image -- Psychological factors predicting positive body image -- General conclusions -- Summary.
650 0 $aBody image$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aBody image$xSocial aspects$zGreat Britain.
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