Body Image and Appearance
The Ultimate Teen Guide
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2009
158 pages
978-0-8108-6646-1 (ISBN)
Description
Body image is a pervasive preoccupation for almost all teens. Nearly every teen has dealt with issues of height, weight, skin, and other features. And many teens have undertaken diets, engaged in body building programs, or resorted to surgery to alter their appearances. In Body Image and Appearance: The Ultimate Teen Guide, author Kathlyn Gay addresses all of these concerns to provide teens with a healthy way to think about themselves.
This book tackles such topics as the cultural standards of what a "perfect" body should look like, methods for changing appearances, and matters related to height, such as dwarfism and height discrimination. Throughout the book, Gay offers advice on how teens can learn to be comfortable with their bodies and move beyond unhealthy preoccupations with size and appearance.
This book tackles such topics as the cultural standards of what a "perfect" body should look like, methods for changing appearances, and matters related to height, such as dwarfism and height discrimination. Throughout the book, Gay offers advice on how teens can learn to be comfortable with their bodies and move beyond unhealthy preoccupations with size and appearance.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham
United States
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-6646-1 (9780810866461)
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Book
09/2009
Scarecrow Press
€79.20
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Person
Kathlyn Gay is a full-time freelance writer and has authored more than 120 books and articles. She is the author of several titles in the "It Happened to Me" series for Scarecrow, including Cultural Diversity (2003), Volunteering (2004) Religion and Spirituality in America (2006), and The Military and Teens (2008).
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- 1: A Look in the Mirror
- 2: What is the "Ideal" Body?
- 3: Bodybuilding and Muscularity
- 4: Shaping Up via Surgery
- 5: Weight Bias
- 6: Don't "Shortchange" Me!
- 7: Dwarfs Are Not Freaks
- 8: Disfigurement, Disabilities, and Body Image
- 9: Matters of "Acceptable" Appearance
- 10: Confronting Height, Weight, and Appearance Discrimination
- 11: Reality Check
- Resources
- Index
- About the Author
