The Effects of Magazine Images on the Body Satisfaction of Women with Disordered Eating Symptoms
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 170
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The Media and Body Image
Author: Maggie Wykes
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2005-01-13
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780761942481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Media and Body Image draws together literature from sociology, gender studies, and psychology; brings together new empirical work on both media representations and audience responses; and offers a broad discussion of this topic in the context of socio-cultural change, gender politics, and self-identity.
The Media and Body Image
Author: Maggie Wykes
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2004-12-16
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1847877508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBlaming the media for reproducing and extolling unrealistic female bodies has almost become a popular truism. Even medical opinion notes that the media can influence young women to starve themselves and therefore act as a possible causal factor of disordered eating. Yet surprisingly, little work has addressed either the nature of media representations of the body, or the ways in which audiences interpret and use such images in our contemporary cultural context. The Media and Body Image addresses this lack and: - Draws together literature from sociology, gender studies and psychology - Brings together new empirical work on both media representations and audience responses - Offers a broad discussion of this topic in the context of socio-cultural change, gender politics, and self-identity.
Body Image
Author: Marlene V. Kindes
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781600210594
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWestern culture has increasingly valued physical appearance and in particular slenderness in the last 20 years. Unrealistic targets of thinness and excessive weight loss have led to eating disorders, the idea of obligatory exercise and other mental health problems. The concept of dissatisfaction with one's body image is driven home by images of ultra-thin models appearing in newspapers, magazines and television. This book brings together leading international research in this alarming and growing field.
Apriori and World
Author: W. Mckenna
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9400982011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Impact of the Ideal Thin Body Image on Women
Author: Nicole Hawkins
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 210
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders
Author: Patricia Fallon
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 1996-10-01
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9781572301825
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdvancing the literature on a critical topic, this important new work illuminates the relationship between the anguish of eating disorder sufferers and the problems of ordinary women. The book covers a wide variety of issues - from ways in which gender may predispose women to eating disorders to the widespread cultural concerns these problems symbolize. Throughout, the psychology of women is reflected in the concepts and methods described; there is an explicit commitment to political and social equality for women; and therapy is reevaluated based on an understanding of the needs of women patients and the potentially differing contributions of male and female therapists. Providing valuable insights into the critical problem of eating disorders, this book is essential reading for clinicians and researchers alike. Also, by examining many of the ways in which women are affected by and respond to society's gender politics, the book may be used as a text in women's studies courses.
The Becoming of Bodies
Author: Rebecca Coleman
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Published: 2009-08-15
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThinking through original empirical research, this book explores the relations between girls' bodies and images from a Deleuzian perspective. Holding in suspension models of cause-and-effect and of subject(ivity)/object(ivity) it asks, what do images make possible for the becoming of bodies?
The Skinny on Regulating Media Images to Prevent Eating Disorders
Author: Anna K. Hochgraf
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Published: 2014
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe current study examines the effectiveness of a large-scale policy mandating disclaimers on media images that promote the thin ideal of beauty in reducing body image concerns and disordered eating behaviors among college-aged women. Participants were 97 female college students from a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds (67% white/Caucasian). Participants were randomly assigned to either the disclaimer or the control condition. In the disclaimer condition, participants viewed a set of magazine images of the thin ideal with disclaimers with the statement: “Caution: This image has been digitally altered to change the subject’s appearance. This is not an accurate representation of the subject’s shape and/or weight.” In the control condition, participants viewed an identical set of magazine images without the disclaimers. Levels of thin ideal internalization, social comparison, body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and self-esteem were measured before and after the experimental manipulation. Between samples t-tests revealed no significant differences in levels of the dependent variables between the conditions at baseline and post-manipulation. Paired samples t-tests that measured changes within conditions from baseline to post-manipulation revealed significant decreases in self-esteem in both conditions and significant increases in thin ideal internalization in the disclaimer condition. Participants who scored higher than the norm for college students on a standard measure of disordered eating behavior and body image concerns demonstrated significant increases in thin ideal internalization and significant decreases in self-esteem from baseline to post-manipulation. The main implications of the study are that viewing media images of the thin ideal differentially affects women at high risk for eating disorders, and disclaimers are likely not an effective means to prevent body image concerns and disordered eating behaviors associated with viewing images of the thin ideal.
The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders
Author: W. Stewart Agras
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 561
ISBN-13: 0190620994
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFully revised to reflect the DSM-5, the second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders features the latest research findings, applications, and approaches to understanding eating disorders. Including foundational topics alongside practical specifics, like literature reviews and clinical applications, this handbook is essential for scientists, clinicians, and students alike.
