Body Image
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-56949-5 (ISBN)
The new edition presents all the latest research on body image including work on technology and body image, interventions to reduce body dissatisfaction, and links between body image, BMI, and clothing availability. Including data from interviews and focus groups with men, women, and children who have spoken about body image and its impact on the rest of their lives, the book explores a range of important contemporary issues, including the effects of social media and selfie-taking on body image, the work of activists and academics who are trying to change how the fashion industry presents women’s bodies, and new work investigating impacts of whole-body scanning technology and game-play avatars on appearance concern. Reflecting the direction of research on body image from a range of disciplines since the previous edition, the book also includes an increased focus on body image in men, looking at studies on pressures to be more muscular and toned, and evaluating the possible impacts on health-related behaviours such as exercise and body-related drug use.
The only sole-authored text in the field, and integrating work from several disciplines, this is essential reading for students and researchers in psychology, sociology, computing science, sport and exercise science, and gender studies, with an interest in reducing body dissatisfaction in men, women and children.
Sarah Grogan is Emeritus Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She has been involved in body image research since 1990. Her research centres on reducing body dissatisfaction in men, women, and children, with a particular focus on the impact of body image and related behaviours on physical health.
List of Figures
Preface to the fourth edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
History
Definitions
Theoretical Perspectives
Aims and Content of this Text
Bibliography
Culture and Body Image
The Idealization of Slenderness
The Basis of Body Shape Ideals
The Dieting Industry
Summary
Bibliography
Women and Body Image
Assessment of Body Image
Behavioral Indicators of Body Dissatisfaction
Social Construction of the Feminine Body
Summary
Bibliography
Men and Body Image
Assessment of Body Image
Behavioral Indicators of Body Dissatisfaction
Social Construction of the Masculine Body
Summary
Bibliography
Media Effects
Media Portrayal of Women’s Bodies
Media Portrayal of Men’s Bodies
Surveys Relating Media Exposure to Body Image
Studies Investigating Direct Effects of Media Images on Body Image
Interview Studies
Theories of Media Influence
Body Shape Role Models
Recent Developments
Summary
10. Bibliography
Age, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Sexuality
Body Image Across the Life Span
Ethnicity and Body Image
Socioeconomic Status and Body Image
Body Shape, Sexual Attractiveness, and Sexuality
Summary
Bibliography
Reducing Body Dissatisfaction and Promoting Positive Body Image
Psychological Factors Predicting Body Dissatisfaction
General Conclusions and Future Directions
Summary
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.11.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 11 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 820 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-367-56949-3 / 0367569493 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-56949-5 / 9780367569495 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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