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Jul 23, 2007 abstract sarah grogan provides a comprehensive overview of the subject of body image, pulling together diverse research from the fields of psychology, sociology, media, and gender studies in men, women, and children. Understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women, and children lccn 2008 016271. A significant number of women and men in westernised countries are dissatisfied with some aspect of their bodies tiggemann, 2011. Written in an accessible style, sarah grogans updated book will not. Mar 01, 2014 although the focus of previous body image research has primarily been regarding women there is substantial evidence that some men and boys experience appearance concerns that can manifest as a drive for thinness andor a drive for muscularity frederick et al. Nielsen book data summary sarah grogan provides a comprehensive overview. It compares the effects of gender, sexuality, social class, age and ethnicity on satisfaction with the way we look and suggests how these differences arise. Grogan also published the second edition of her comprehen sive book in 2008.
Body image in adolescents and its relationship to socio. Psychological factors predicting positive body image. Dr sarah grogan, professor of health psychology at staffordshire university, staffordshire, uk, and author of body image. They published their second edition of this work in 2009. Interest in the topic of body image has expanded dramatically in the last decade, and each of the new and emerging areas are included in this book, including mens. Jul 01, 2006 there has been a significant increase in research into body image in men, women and children in the last 20 years. Ideals are fairly similar for women and men of all ages and centre around a slender muscular ideal for. Reviews grogan has provided a thorough and comprehensive revision that belongs on the bookshelf of any clinician, researcher, or student interested in the. Understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women and children by sarah grogan at indigo. The contributors are from a variety of disciplines and represent international perspectives.
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