TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grogan,Sarah
TI  - Body image: understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women, and children 
SN  - 9780415358217 (pbk.) :
AV  - BF697.5.B63 G76 2008
U1  - 306.4613GRO 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Body image
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Psychology of gender
KW  - thema
KW  - Clinical psychology
KW  - Eating disorders & therapy
KW  - Cultural studies
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Society & culture: general
N1  - Previous ed.: 1999; Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-235) and index; Introduction. Culture and body image. The idealization of slenderness. The basis of body shape ideals. The diet industry. Recent cultural trends. Summary. Women and body image. Assessment of body image. Behavioural indicators of body dissatisfaction. Social construction of femininity. Summary. Men and body image. Assessment of body image. Behavioural indicators of body dissatisfaction. Social construction of masculinity. Summary. 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. 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. Promoting positive body image. Psychological factors predicting positive body image. General conclusions. Summary
N2  - Sarah Grogan compares the effects of gender, sexuality, social class, age and ethnicity on satisfaction with the way we look and suggests how these differences arise. She also discusses the effect of media presentation of the ideal body and other cultural influences
ER  -