Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of AppearanceNichola Rumsey, Diana Harcourt We 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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... With Special Reference to Burn Injury Julie Wisely and Sarah Gaskell Visible Difference Associated with Disease: Skin Conditions Christine Bundy 239 253 273 295 306 320 330 353 372 398 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 contents xi.
... With Special Reference to Burn Injury Julie Wisely and Sarah Gaskell Visible Difference Associated with Disease: Skin Conditions Christine Bundy 239 253 273 295 306 320 330 353 372 398 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 contents xi.
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... skin' as examples. She explores how these processes can influence people's dissatisfaction with their bodies and their desire for and expectations of treatment. Finally, Andrew Thompson highlights the multitude of factors influencing ...
... skin' as examples. She explores how these processes can influence people's dissatisfaction with their bodies and their desire for and expectations of treatment. Finally, Andrew Thompson highlights the multitude of factors influencing ...
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... 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'. Far from being a 'putting down' of participants, this is a 'building up' of their status and worth. HTLGN ...
... 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'. Far from being a 'putting down' of participants, this is a 'building up' of their status and worth. HTLGN ...
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... skin grafts, so it's all home-made. That's the bottom of my old foot there, that's the heel. They actually took it off my old foot, and they sewed it on. And that skin's grafted off this leg here... Q: Do you like to look at it yourself ...
... skin grafts, so it's all home-made. That's the bottom of my old foot there, that's the heel. They actually took it off my old foot, and they sewed it on. And that skin's grafted off this leg here... Q: Do you like to look at it yourself ...
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... skin colour, facial features, etc.). Cross-cultural variation in environment, diet, and gene pool all impact on the biological make-up of the body. Appearance also refers to that which is by design in terms of grooming, styling ...
... skin colour, facial features, etc.). Cross-cultural variation in environment, diet, and gene pool all impact on the biological make-up of the body. Appearance also refers to that which is by design in terms of grooming, styling ...
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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