LEADER 03058nam 2200565 450 001 9910463676603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-95489-620-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000534375 035 $a(EBL)1640389 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001215429 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11791712 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001215429 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11177486 035 $a(PQKB)10637296 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1640389 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1640389 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10856430 035 $a(OCoLC)871780053 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000534375 100 $a20140419h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe body-image meaning-transfer model $ean investigation of the sociocultural impact on individuals' body-image /$fAnke Jobsky 210 1$aHamburg, Germany :$cAnchor Academic Publishing,$d2014. 210 4$d?2014 215 $a1 online resource (110 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-95489-120-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aThe 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 327 $aAPPENDIX 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 330 $aThis 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 606 $aExport marketing$vCase studies 606 $aMarketing$xVocational guidance 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aExport marketing 615 0$aMarketing$xVocational guidance. 676 $a382.6 700 $aJobsky$b Anke$0992599 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463676603321 996 $aThe body-image meaning-transfer model$92272876 997 $aUNINA