Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance
1st Edition
Published on 11. April 2012
938 pages
978-0-12-384926-7 (ISBN)
Description
This scholarly work is the most comprehensive existing resource on human physical appearance-how people's outer physical characteristics and their inner perceptions and attitudes about their own appearance (body image) affect their lives. The encyclopedia's 117 full-length chapters are composed and edited by the world's experts from a range of disciplines-social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. The extensive topical coverage in this valuable reference work includes: (1) Important theories, perspectives, and concepts for understanding body image and appearance; (2) Scientific measurement of body image and physical attributes (anthropometry); (3) The development and determinants of human appearance and body image over the lifespan: (4) How culture and society influences the meanings of human appearance; (5) The psychosocial effects of appearance-altering disease, damage, and visible differences; (6) Appearance self-change and self-management; (7) The prevention and treatment of body image problems, including psychosocial and medical interventions. Chapters are written in a manner that is accessible and informative to a wide audience, including the educated public, college and graduate students, and scientists and clinical practitioners. Each well-organized chapter provides a glossary of definitions of any technical terms and a Further Reading section of recommended sources for continued learning about the topic.
Available online via ScienceDirect or in a limited-release print version.
- The Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance is a unique reference for a growing area of scientific inquiry
- It brings together in one source the research from experts in a variety of fields examining this psychological and sociological phenomenon
- The breadth of topics covered, and the current fascination with this subject area ensure this reference will be of interest to researchers and a lay audience alike
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Content
Congenital and Acquired Appearance-Altering Conditions
Body Image Dysfunctions and Disorders
Historical/Conceptual/Theoretical Perspectives
Appearance and Body Image Measurement
Psychosocial Approaches to Body Image Change and Prevention
Sociocultural Influences
Changing the Body-Surgical, Medical, and Other Interventions
Individual and Cultural Differences
Appearance Self-Change and Self-Management
Personal/Social Meanings and Influences of Variations in Human Appearance
Developmental Perspectives
