Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of AppearanceWe live in a society in which messages associating physical attractiveness with success and happiness are pervasive. There is an epidemic of appearance concerns amongst teenagers and adults in westernised countries and body image dissatisfaction is now considered normative. Large numbers of people experience negative impacts on wellbeing and, for many adolescents, adults, and even children, appearance concerns are influential in choices about a range of health behaviours. The challenges facing them include difficulties with social encounters and the problem of having to cope with negative self perceptions. The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance is a comprehensive reference text written by experts in the field. It examines how people feel about the way they look, and why it is that some people are happy with their appearance whilst increasing numbers are troubled by the way they look - reporting that these appearance-related concerns affect many aspects of their lives including relationships, health and well-being. It considers the influence of other people and how the media affects thoughts and behaviours related to appearance. It explores the experiences of people living with a disfigurement in a society that seems to be increasingly focussed on appearance and the pursuit of an idealised image of beauty, size and weight. Exploring a topic that has been often neglected in the psychological literature, this book will be invaluable for health, clinical, and social psychologists, health professionals working with patients with visible differences, and those in the field of public health and education. |
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... experience. Throughout our lifespan, corporeal developments and changes evoke meaningful changes in the social, emotional, and cognitive experiences and capabilities of the person. Embodiment can be defined as 'the identification of an ...
... experience. Throughout our lifespan, corporeal developments and changes evoke meaningful changes in the social, emotional, and cognitive experiences and capabilities of the person. Embodiment can be defined as 'the identification of an ...
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... experience of similarity and difference from other people. Thus, the body informs much of our relationships with others and our experience of social situations. Radley (1991) in referencing Strodtbeck and colleagues (1956) who found ...
... experience of similarity and difference from other people. Thus, the body informs much of our relationships with others and our experience of social situations. Radley (1991) in referencing Strodtbeck and colleagues (1956) who found ...
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... experiences of, beliefs about, and one's relationship with one's body. Decades of research (e.g. Cooper et al., 1987; Strauman & Glenberg, 1994) illustrate that people in modern Western societies display considerable body image ...
... experiences of, beliefs about, and one's relationship with one's body. Decades of research (e.g. Cooper et al., 1987; Strauman & Glenberg, 1994) illustrate that people in modern Western societies display considerable body image ...
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... experiences of the self and the world, then there is value in recognizing someone's physical status, although not defining them by it alone. In well-functioning 'able-bodied' experience the body is 'absent' (see also, Leder, 1990 ...
... experiences of the self and the world, then there is value in recognizing someone's physical status, although not defining them by it alone. In well-functioning 'able-bodied' experience the body is 'absent' (see also, Leder, 1990 ...
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... experiences show how embodiment and a sense of one's own appearance—inward and outward—are a process of continuous 'negotiation', a process that we probably all experience, but usually in a less dramatic and explicit manner. People with ...
... experiences show how embodiment and a sense of one's own appearance—inward and outward—are a process of continuous 'negotiation', a process that we probably all experience, but usually in a less dramatic and explicit manner. People with ...
Contents
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SECTION 2 WHO IS AFFECTED BY APPEARANCE CONCERNS IN WHAT WAY AND WHY? | 115 |
SECTION 3 WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE | 447 |
SECTION 4 RESEARCH ISSUES | 601 |
SECTION 5 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? | 677 |
Author index | 693 |
Subject index | 697 |
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