1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910710523503321

Autore

Darby Michael R

Titolo

Program design and firm success in the advanced technology program : project structure and innovation outcomes / / Michael R. Darby; Lynne G. Zucker; Andrew J. Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 2002

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

NISTIR ; ; 6943

Altri autori (Persone)

DarbyMichael R

WangAndrew J

ZuckerLynne G

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

2002.

Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.

Title from PDF title page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816778103321

Autore

Jobsky Anke

Titolo

The body-image meaning-transfer model : an investigation of the sociocultural impact on individuals' body-image / / Anke Jobsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014

℗2014

ISBN

3-95489-620-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Disciplina

382.6

Soggetti

Export marketing

Marketing - Vocational guidance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The Body-Image-Meaning-Transfer Model; ABSTRACT; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; TABLE OF FIGURES; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SELF, IDENTITY, AND MEANING-TRANSFER IN CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; 2.1. BODY-IMAGE MEANING-TRANSFER; 3. APPROACHES AGAINST THE CURRENT MAINSTREAM BODY-IMAGE; 3.1. BANS AGAINST DELUSIVE, SURREAL BODY-IMAGES; 3.2. CAMPAIGNS ON HEALTHIER BODY-IMAGES; 3.3. CAN MAINSTREAM BIMT BE CHANGED THROUGH THESE CAMPAIGNS?; 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; 5. ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS; 6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 7. LIMITATIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH; 8. BIBLIOGRAPHY; 9. APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONSAPPENDIX B: QUESTIONNAIRE; APPENDIX C1: FINDINGS GROUP A (UK); APPENDIX C2: FINDINGS GROUP B (GERMANY); APPENDIX D: QUANTITATIVE DATA GENERATED BY QUESTIONNAIRE

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with the impact of the sociocultural environment on body-image in Western consumer culture. Based on McCracken's (1986) meaning-transfer model, the author has created a body-image meaning-transfer (BIMT) model. It suggests how cultural discourse and interactions can shape individual consumers' understanding of socially 'good' and 'bad' bodies. It emphasizes the notable impact of mainstream advertising, media, and celebrity culture that commonly



promote a thin-and-muscular beauty-ideal, and the process of normalization which implies feelings of guilt, anxiety, public observation