Product Description

Provides a comprehensive review of research on body image from psychology, sociology, and gender studies in men, women and children, including some new data collected especially for this book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38971 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

Review

"Grogan has provided a thorough and comprehensive revision that belongs on the bookshelf of any clinician, researcher or student interested in the fascinating field of body image. 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 men's body image, cross-cultural perspectives, and avenues for enhancing body satisfaction. This book provides a roadmap for future research." - J. Kevin Thompson, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida

"In her revised volume, Professor Grogan leaves no stone unturned in telling the scientific and cultural stories of human embodiment. She is scrupulous in her psychological scholarship and articulate in her prose. Readers will be both fascinated and edified by this book’s thoughtful coverage of a subject that so deeply affects our lives." - Thomas F. Cash, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University and Editor-in-Chief of Body Image: An International Journal of Research

"Sarah Grogan has offered a fine overview of contemporary knowledge in the field of body image. She summarises, makes sense of and organises a vast array of research into one thoughtful, but very readable and easily digested volume, while at the same time capturing the vitality and excitement of research in body image." - Professor Marika Tiggemann, School of Psychology, Flinders University

"Grogan has provided a thorough and comprehensive revision that belongs on the bookshelf of any clinician, researcher, or student interested in the fascinating field of body image. 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 men's body image, cross-cultural perspectives, and avenues for enhancing body satisfaction. This book provides a roadmap for future research." - J. Kevin Thompson, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida

"In her revised volume, Professor Grogan leaves no stone unturned in telling the scientific and cultural stories of human embodiment. She is scrupulous in her psychological scholarship and articulate in her prose. Readers will be both fascinated and edified by this book’s thoughtful coverage of a subject that so deeply affects our lives." - Thomas F. Cash, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University and Editor-in-Chief of Body Image: An International Journal of Research

"Sarah Grogan has offered a fine overview of contemporary knowledge in the field of body image. She summarizes, makes sense of, and organizes a vast array of research into one thoughtful, but very readable and easily digested volume, while at the same time capturing the vitality and excitement of research in body image." - Professor Marika Tiggemann, School of Psychology, Flinders University

From the Back Cover
Are men less satisfied with their bodies than they used to be? At what age do children become dissatisfied with their bodies? How might age, sexuality, ethnicity and social class impact on body image? Bringing together perspectives from psychology, sociology, womens studies and media studies, Sarah Grogan assesses what we know about the social construction of body image at the end of the twentieth century.
Most previous work on body image concentrates on women. With the male body becoming more visible in popular culture, researchers in psychology and sociology have recently become more interested in mens body image. Body Image presents original data from interviews with men, women and children to complement existing research, and provides a comprehensive investigation of cultural influences on body image.
Body Image will be of interest to students of psychology, sociology, womens studies, mens studies, media studies, and anyone with an interest in body image.

About the Author

Sarah Grogan has been involved in research into body image since 1990. She is particularly interested in promoting positive body image in men, women and children, with a particular focus on the impact of body image and related behaviors on physical health.