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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... programmes. Hannah's chapter then considers the role of different genres of television make-over programmes in depicting the relationship between physical appearances and the psyche, contrasting approaches revolving around humiliation ...
... programmes. Hannah's chapter then considers the role of different genres of television make-over programmes in depicting the relationship between physical appearances and the psyche, contrasting approaches revolving around humiliation ...
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... programmes have been widely successful—attracting large audiences, running for a number of series and catapulting their hosts into 'celebrity' status—popular media commentary in the UK has drawn a sharp contrast between the two. While ...
... programmes have been widely successful—attracting large audiences, running for a number of series and catapulting their hosts into 'celebrity' status—popular media commentary in the UK has drawn a sharp contrast between the two. While ...
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... programmes operate as sites of gross symbolic violence where class antagonisms and other social divisions, are ... programme to explore what is opened up when not viewed solely through the lens of humiliation and class degradation. While ...
... programmes operate as sites of gross symbolic violence where class antagonisms and other social divisions, are ... programme to explore what is opened up when not viewed solely through the lens of humiliation and class degradation. While ...
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... programme firmly in the psychological space of body image. Changing her appearance is presented as a mechanism for provoking a changed relationship between the body and the self. While other shows (such as those based on cosmetic ...
... programme firmly in the psychological space of body image. Changing her appearance is presented as a mechanism for provoking a changed relationship between the body and the self. While other shows (such as those based on cosmetic ...
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... programmes as a gleeful opportunity to poke fun at, deride, and feel superior to the women on the screen? While this is undeniably a feature of the current cultural millieu (see Gill, 2007), an alternative set of questions are opened up ...
... programmes as a gleeful opportunity to poke fun at, deride, and feel superior to the women on the screen? While this is undeniably a feature of the current cultural millieu (see Gill, 2007), an alternative set of questions are opened up ...
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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