Title:
The media and body image : if looks could kill
Author:
Wykes, Maggie, 1951-
ISBN:
9780761942481
9780761942474
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Publication Information:
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2005.
Physical Description:
iv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Could looks kill? -- pt. 1. Media representations -- Dying to be thin -- Body matters -- Print : selling sex and slenderness -- Starring roles : screening images -- pt. 2. From media representations to audience impact -- From representation to effects -- Media exposure and body image ideals -- Media causation and body image perceptions -- The media and clinical problems with body image -- Conclusion : Body messages and body meanings.
Abstract:
Drawing together literature from sociology, gender studies and psychology, this text offers a broad discussion on body image in the context of socio-cultural change, gender politics and self-identity.
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