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Bodies out of bounds : fatness and transgression / / edited by Jana Evans Braziel and Kathleen LeBesco
| Bodies out of bounds : fatness and transgression / / edited by Jana Evans Braziel and Kathleen LeBesco |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.3/98/0019 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrazielJana Evans <1967->
LeBescoKathleen <1970-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image - Social aspects
Discrimination against overweight persons Obesity - Social aspects Overweight women - Social aspects Physical-appearance-based bias |
| ISBN |
0-520-93551-9
1-59734-505-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgments; Editors' Introduction; 1 Fat Beauty; 2 A "Horror of Corpulence": Interrogating Bantingism and Mid-Nineteenth-Century Fat-Phobia; 3 Letting Ourselves Go: Making Room for the Fat Body in Feminist Scholarship; 4 Queering Fat Bodies/Politics; 5 Oscar Zeta Acosta's Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo: A Fat Man's Recipe for Chicano Revolution; 6 Resisting Venus: Negotiating Corpulence in Exercise Videos; 7 Fighting Abjection: Representing Fat Women; 8 Roscoe Arbuckle and the Scandal of Fatness; 9 Setting Free the Bears: Refiguring Fat Men on Television
10 "It's not over until the fat lady sings": Comedy, the Carnivalesque, and Body Politics 11 Devouring Women: Corporeality and Autonomy in Fiction by Women Since the 1960's; 12 Sex and Fat Chics: Deterritorializing the Fat Female Body; 13 "She's so fat . . .": Facing the Fat Lady at Coney Island's Sideshows by the Seashore; 14 Fatties on Stage: Feminist Performances; 15 Divinity: A Dossier, a Performance Piece, a Little-Understood Emotion; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828139403321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 | ||
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The body and shame : phenomenology, feminism, and the socially shaped body / / Luna Dolezal
| The body and shame : phenomenology, feminism, and the socially shaped body / / Luna Dolezal |
| Autore | Dolezal Luna |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4613 |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image - Social aspects
Human body (Philosophy) Shame |
| ISBN | 1-4985-1358-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Shame and Philosophy""; ""2 Phenomenology of the Body and Shame""; ""3 Shame and the Socially Shaped Body""; ""4 The Politics of Shame""; ""5 Body Shame and Female Experience""; ""6 The Case of Cosmetic Surgery""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797188303321 |
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The body and shame : phenomenology, feminism, and the socially shaped body / / Luna Dolezal
| The body and shame : phenomenology, feminism, and the socially shaped body / / Luna Dolezal |
| Autore | Dolezal Luna |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4613 |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image - Social aspects
Human body (Philosophy) Shame |
| ISBN | 1-4985-1358-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Shame and Philosophy""; ""2 Phenomenology of the Body and Shame""; ""3 Shame and the Socially Shaped Body""; ""4 The Politics of Shame""; ""5 Body Shame and Female Experience""; ""6 The Case of Cosmetic Surgery""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823390903321 |
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 | ||
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Body image [[electronic resource] ] : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes / / Sophia B. Greene, editor
| Body image [[electronic resource] ] : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes / / Sophia B. Greene, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.9/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GreeneSophia B |
| Collana | Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image
Body image - Psychological aspects Body image - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61122-397-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452489603321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
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Body image [[electronic resource] ] : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes / / Sophia B. Greene, editor
| Body image [[electronic resource] ] : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes / / Sophia B. Greene, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.9/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GreeneSophia B |
| Collana | Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image
Body image - Psychological aspects Body image - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 1-61122-397-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779648303321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
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Body image : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes / / Sophia B. Greene, editor
| Body image : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes / / Sophia B. Greene, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.9/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GreeneSophia B |
| Collana | Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image
Body image - Psychological aspects Body image - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 1-61122-397-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- BODY IMAGE: PERCEPTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND ATTITUDES -- BODY IMAGE: PERCEPTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND ATTITUDES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF BODY IMAGE AND BODY IMAGE CONCERNS AMONG MALE AND FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN JAPAN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE -- BODY IMAGE STUDIES IN JAPAN -- COMPARATIVE STUDIES ABOUT BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE -- FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE AND EATING RELATED PROBLEMS AMONGST JAPANESE ADOLESCENTS -- Socio-Cultural Factors -- Peers -- Media -- Family -- Gender Roles -- Personal Factors -- Environmental Factors -- OBESITY IN JAPAN AS AN INFLUENCE ON BODY IMAGE -- EATING DISORDERS IN JAPAN -- EARLY REPORTS OF EATING DISORDERS FROM JAPAN -- RESEARCH IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY -- DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORS IN JAPAN -- RECENT FINDINGS FROM QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS WITH YOUNG JAPANESE ADOLESCENTS -- Body Image in Females -- Body Image in Males -- Body Image in Japanese Society -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 BODY IMAGE AMONG ABORIGINAL CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN AUSTRALIA -- INTRODUCTION -- BODY IMAGE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES -- SOCIO-CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENTS' BODY IMAGE -- ADOLESCENT MALES -- ADOLESCENT FEMALES -- YOUNG CHILDREN - MALES AND FEMALES -- BODY IMAGE AMONG DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS -- African American Adolescents -- Canadian Aboriginals -- Native Americans -- BODY IMAGE RESEARCH FROM NON WESTERN COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND AFRICA -- BODY IMAGE RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA -- BODY IMAGE IN AUSTRALIAN ADOLESCENTS -- BODY IMAGE RESEARCH AMONG CHILDREN -- ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS -- BODY IMAGE RESEARCH RELATED TO ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN ADOLESCENTS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BODY IMAGE: UNDERSTANDING BODY IMAGE INSTABILITY AND DISTORTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION.
THE MEANING AND MEASUREMENT OF BODY IMAGE -- BODY IMAGE ASSESSMENT -- BODY IMAGE VARIABILITY -- SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON BODY IMAGE -- Exposure to Media Images -- Weight-Related Feedback -- Weight Norms -- BODY IMAGE INSTABILITY: CAUSE OR EFFECT OF APPEARANCE INVESTMENT? -- BODY IMAGE ACCURACY -- PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF BODY IMAGE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 MEASUREMENT OF THE PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF BODY IMAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CLINICAL RELEVANCE -- MEASURING BODY SIZE ESTIMATION -- Analogue Scales -- Image Marking Method -- Optical Distortion Methods -- Distorting Photograph -- Distorting Mirror -- Video Distortion Technique -- Figural Drawing Scales -- PSYCHOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING BODY IMAGE -- Methodological Issues -- METHOD OF CONSTANT STIMULI. -- SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY -- ADAPTIVE PROBIT ESTIMATION. -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 BODY IMAGE AND CANCER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FACTORS AFFECTING BODY IMAGE IN CANCER PATIENTS -- Surgery -- Radiation and Chemotherapy -- CANCER TYPE AND BODY IMAGE -- Breast Cancer and Body Image -- Head and Neck Cancers and Body Image -- Gynecological Cancers and Body Image -- Prostate Cancer and Body Image -- Colorectal Cancers and Body Image -- TREATMENT APPROACHES -- Cosmetic -- Counseling and Support -- ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 BEYOND THE MEDIA: A LOOK AT OTHER SOCIALISATION PROCESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BODY IMAGE PROBLEMS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL EATING -- ABSTRACT -- STUDY ONE: WHAT YOUNG WOMEN SAY ABOUT SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES -- Identity and Status -- Personal Experiences and Affect -- Body Image -- Eating Behaviours -- Critical Evaluation -- STUDY TWO: FACTOR DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 ALEXITHYMIA, BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS -- ABSTRACT. INTRODUCTION: THE ALEXITHYMIA CONSTRUCT -- MEASUREMENT OF ALEXITHYMIA -- MAY ALEXITHYMIA PLAY A ROLE IN THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF EATING DISORDERS? -- ALEXITHYMIA AND BODY IMAGE: MAY THE BODY CHECKING BE THE LINK BETWEEN ALEXITHYMIA AND EATING DISORDERS? -- CLINICAL STUDY -- 1. Methods -- 1.1. Participants -- 1.2. Measures -- 1.2.1. Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) -- 1.2.2. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) -- 1.2.3. Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) -- 1.2.4. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) -- 1.2.5. State-trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) -- 2. Statistical Analysis -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW OF SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON MALE BODY IMAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Selection of Studies -- Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria -- Coding Strategies -- RESULTS -- Differences Across Methodology Groups -- Untitled -- Awareness -- Pressures -- Differences between Internalization, Awareness and Pressures -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 TOUCH AND BODY: A ROLE FOR THE SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX IN ESTABLISHING AN EARLY FORM OF IDENTITY (REVIEW ARTICLE) -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION: BEING A MONSTROUS BUG -- 2. SI PERCEIVES INFORMATION RATHER THAN REFLECTING IT IN A MECHANICAL WAY -- 3. FEELING AN ALIEN HAND: THE CASE OF THE RUBBER HAND ILLUSION -- 4. FEELING THE BODY OF OUR CONSPECIFIC: THE CASE OF EMPATHY -- 5. CONCLUSIONS: SI AND IDENTITY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU: THE INFLUENCE OF BODY SIZE OF MODELS IN PRINT ADVERTISING AND BODY COMPARISON PROCESSES ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Participants -- Procedure -- Measures -- Attitudes Towards the Models -- Comparison Tendency -- Body Focused Anxiety -- Strategy for Analyses -- RESULTS -- Descriptive Statistics -- Attitudes Towards the Models -- Body Focused Anxiety. DISCUSSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 BODY IMAGE IN PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BODY SIZE PREFERENCE -- THIN IDEAL INTERNALIZATION AND MEDIA INFLUENCE -- DISORDERED EATING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12 LOW SES CHILDREN'S BMI SCORES AND THEIR PERCEIVED AND IDEAL BODY IMAGES: INTERVENTION IMPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Sample -- Procedure -- Scale Measures -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- Intervention Implications -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13 THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING BODY IMAGE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCEPTUALIZATION OF BODY IMAGE -- GENDER AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING BODY IMAGE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS -- ASSESSMENT OF BODY IMAGE -- Figural Rating Scales -- QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURES -- Implicit Measures -- PERCEPTUAL MEASURES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14 ISSUES PERTAINING TO BODY IMAGE MEASUREMENT IN EXERCISE RESEARCH -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. DEFINING THE SPECIFIC DIMENSION OF BODY IMAGE BEING CONSIDERED AND MEASURING ACCORDINGLY -- 2. CONSIDERING MULTIPLE MEASURES OF BODY IMAGE -- 3. SELECTING VALID AND RELIABLE BODY IMAGE MEASURES -- 4. CONSIDERING SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS -- 5. CONSIDERING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF STATE AND TRAIT BODY IMAGE MEASURES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15 NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE PERCEPTION AND ASSOCIATED ATTITUDES IN FEMALES -- ABSTRACT -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16 BODY IMAGE IN YOUNG AND ADULT WOMEN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17 THE NON SATISFIED PATIENT IN AESTHETIC SURGERY - MEDICAL ATTITUDE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION. How Competent Are Plastic Surgeons in Giving Bad News? -- Do Not Delegate Communication of Bad News -- Patients Receiving Bad News May Not Remember Too Much -- Medical Language Can Make Bad News Worse -- Patient and Physician Stress Curve Do Not Match in Time (Fig 1) -- Patient Perception is What Counts -- Pitfalls in Giving Bad News -- BAD NEWS STRATEGY -- CLOSING THE ENCOUNTER -- CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816621503321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
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The cosmetic gaze [[electronic resource] ] : body modification and the construction of beauty / / Bernadette Wegenstein
| The cosmetic gaze [[electronic resource] ] : body modification and the construction of beauty / / Bernadette Wegenstein |
| Autore | Wegenstein Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/613 |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image - Social aspects
Aesthetics - Social aspects Human body - Social aspects Surgery, Plastic - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-49926-5
9786613594495 0-262-30111-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461318403321 |
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Wegenstein Bernadette
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2012 | ||
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The cosmetic gaze : body modification and the construction of beauty / / Bernadette Wegenstein
| The cosmetic gaze : body modification and the construction of beauty / / Bernadette Wegenstein |
| Autore | Wegenstein Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/613 |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image - Social aspects
Aesthetics - Social aspects Human body - Social aspects Surgery, Plastic - Social aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
DIGITAL HUMANITIES & NEW MEDIA/New Media Art
CULTURAL STUDIES/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies |
| ISBN |
1-280-49926-5
9786613594495 0-262-30111-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790196103321 |
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Wegenstein Bernadette
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2012] | ||
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The cosmetic gaze : body modification and the construction of beauty / / Bernadette Wegenstein
| The cosmetic gaze : body modification and the construction of beauty / / Bernadette Wegenstein |
| Autore | Wegenstein Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/613 |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image - Social aspects
Aesthetics - Social aspects Human body - Social aspects Surgery, Plastic - Social aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
DIGITAL HUMANITIES & NEW MEDIA/New Media Art
CULTURAL STUDIES/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies |
| ISBN |
1-280-49926-5
9786613594495 0-262-30111-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812588103321 |
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Wegenstein Bernadette
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2012] | ||
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Encyclopedia of body image and human appearance . Volume 2 [[electronic resource] /] / editor-in-chief, Thomas Cash
| Encyclopedia of body image and human appearance . Volume 2 [[electronic resource] /] / editor-in-chief, Thomas Cash |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Elsevier, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (866 p.) |
| Disciplina |
159.9543
306.4613 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CashThomas F |
| Soggetto topico |
Body image - Social aspects
Self-acceptance |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78268-305-4
1-280-58154-9 9786613611321 0-12-384926-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
e9780123849250v1; Cover; Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance; Copyright; Editor-in-Chief; Associate Editors; List Of Contributors; Guide To Using The Encyclopedia; Preface; Amputations and Prosthetic Devices; Introduction; Amputation and Body Image; Factors Influencing Body Image Adaptation; Conclusions and Recommendations for Clinical Care; See also; Further Reading; Relevant Websites; Anorexia Nervosa; Introduction; Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa; Comparisons of BID in AN to BID in Other EDs; Mechanisms of BID in AN; Effective Treatment for BID; Conclusions; See also
Further ReadingRelevant Websites; Anthropological Perspectives on Physical Appearance and Body Image; Introduction; Anthropological Findings in the Study of Human Appearance; Anthropological Study of Body Image; Methodological Innovations; Conclusions; See also; Further Reading; Anthropometry; Introduction; Body Fat; Torso Shape; Symmetry Measures; Facial Anthropometry; Conclusions; See also; Further Reading; Appearance Discrimination and the Law; Introduction; Legal Landscape of Weight Discrimination: Key Examples; Current Status of Legislation to Prohibit Appearance Discrimination Potential Legislative Alternatives and SolutionsDoes the Public Support Laws to Prohibit Appearance Discrimination?; Conclusion; See also; Further Reading; Further Reading; Relevant Websites; Relevant Websites; Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss; Defining Obesity; Bariatric Surgery Procedures and Outcomes; Evaluation of Candidates for Bariatric Surgery; Psychosocial Characteristics of Bariatric Surgery Candidates; Additional Preoperative Psychosocial Issues; Postoperative Outcomes; Future Directions; See also; Further Reading; Relevant Websites; Beauty over the Centuries - Female; Introduction The Historical Method and a Focal ExampleThe Shift to Image-Based Mass Media; How Consumer Culture Promoted an Ideological Shift; Shaping the Body through Clothing; Mass Media and Leisure; Emphasis on the Physical Self; Girls' Organizations; The Importance of Eugenics; Controlling the Body from the Inside: Eating and Athletics; Conclusions; See also; Further Reading; Relevant Websites; Beauty over the Centuries - Male; Introduction; The Pythagorean View of Beauty; Muscular Ideal; Leanness and Youthfulness; Well Roundedness and Plumpness Nonphysical Standards of Beauty and the Wen/Wan DichotomyConclusions; See also; Further Reading; Body Art: Tattooing and Piercing; Introduction; A Brief History of Body Art; Motivations for Obtaining Body Art; Behavioral and Personality Correlates of Obtaining Body Art; Perceptions of Body Art; Future Directions; Conclusion; See also; Further Reading; Relevant Websites; Bodybuilding; Bodybuilding: Definition and a Brief History; The Drive for Muscularity; Muscle Dysmorphia; Three Models of Potential Causes of Muscle Dysmorphia; Anabolic Steroid Use in Bodybuilders Possible Treatments for Muscle Dysmorphia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462462003321 |
| London, : Elsevier, 2012 | ||
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