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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... (female) work colleagues, they make to-be-read-as complementary comments about her 'fantastic boobs', 'lovely skin tone', and 'lovely hair'. They say that she 'should be proud of how she looks, because I would be if I looked like that ...
... (female) work colleagues, they make to-be-read-as complementary comments about her 'fantastic boobs', 'lovely skin tone', and 'lovely hair'. They say that she 'should be proud of how she looks, because I would be if I looked like that ...
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... female body image. Journal of Social Psychology, 137(6), 708–27. Murray, C. D. (2004). An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the embodiment of artificial limbs. Disability and Rehabilitation, 26,963–73. Mussap, A. J. (2008) ...
... female body image. Journal of Social Psychology, 137(6), 708–27. Murray, C. D. (2004). An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the embodiment of artificial limbs. Disability and Rehabilitation, 26,963–73. Mussap, A. J. (2008) ...
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... female attire or adornment, not a form of bodily mutilation or sign of oppression. Despite the increased interest in the role of culture, the majority of studies related to appearance and body image have been conducted in Western ...
... female attire or adornment, not a form of bodily mutilation or sign of oppression. Despite the increased interest in the role of culture, the majority of studies related to appearance and body image have been conducted in Western ...
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... female Asian, Hispanic, and white judges (who were international students living in the US for a median time of 4 months) and Taiwanese students studying in Taiwan, were highly consistent in their judgements of attractiveness for ...
... female Asian, Hispanic, and white judges (who were international students living in the US for a median time of 4 months) and Taiwanese students studying in Taiwan, were highly consistent in their judgements of attractiveness for ...
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Hispanic, Asian, and white female faces. Higher ratings across all groups and males and females were for neonate large eyes, greater distance between the eyes, and small noses; sexually mature, narrower female faces with smaller chins ...
Hispanic, Asian, and white female faces. Higher ratings across all groups and males and females were for neonate large eyes, greater distance between the eyes, and small noses; sexually mature, narrower female faces with smaller chins ...
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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