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Body image & adolescents (chapter from book)

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Body Image and the Media provides a balanced look at a hot-button topic. Explore the pros and cons of the idealized portrayal of people in different types of media, what effects this has on a boy’s or girl’s body image, the dangers of a negative body image, and what people do to change their bodies (including eating disorders and cosmetic surgery), as well as the influence of parents and peers on a person’s body image. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Does my bum look big in this ad?

Does my bum look big in this ad? Body Image and the Media (Lisa Cox)

Media Representations of Female Body Images in Women's Magazines

Media Representations of Female Body Images in Women’s Magazines
by Karen Bale

Body Image
An International Journal of Research

All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype and Celebrating Real Beauty
Audrey Brashich

In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty & You
Shari Graydon Annick Press

The Media and Body Image

The Media & Body Image
Maggie Wykes, Barrier Gunter
Sage Publications (Jan. 2005)
Hardback  0761942475
Paperback 0761942483

Measuring Up

Measuring Up:
How Advertising Affects Self-Image
by Vickie Rutledge Shields, Dawn Heinecken
University of Pennsylvania Press (March 1, 2002)
ISBN: 0812217918

Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel
by Jean Kilbourne
Free Press (November 2, 2000)
ISBN: 0684866005

Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women, and Children
By Sarah Grogan
Routledge (1999)
ISBN: 0415147859

Images of Women in American Popular Culture
Angela Dorenkamp, John McClymer, Mary Moynihan, Arlene Vadum
Harcourt Brace (1995)
ISBN: 0-15-501013-1
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