Handbook of Diversity in Body Image
Published on 16. February 2026
400 pages
978-0-443-32897-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Diversity in Body Image addresses the urgent need for inclusive body image research and practice. This volume fills a critical gap by comprehensively examining how body image develops and is maintained and negotiated in various cultural, geographic, and social contexts. This book begins by tracing the historical trajectory of body image research and practice, highlighting the evolution from past perspectives to our current understanding. It then presents in-depth reviews of body image research in a range of geographic regions around the world. The volume also includes chapters that review the intricate intersections of identity, including discussions on body image in racialized minority groups, indigenous communities, minoritized sexual and gender identities, men, diverse religious identities, and those experiencing food insecurities. This handbook also presents chapters that consider diversities in life experiences, including body image across the lifespan, as well as in people with visible differences, disabilities, illness, neurodivergence, and larger bodies. Each chapter highlights the importance of understanding and embracing diversity in body image practice, emphasizing the significance of intersectionality in both research and real-world applications.Handbook of Diversity in Body Image empowers researchers, clinicians, and educators to broaden their understanding of and approach to body image discussions. By highlighting marginalized voices and presenting innovative frameworks, this volume equips the audience with the tools to advance research, improve clinical practice, and foster inclusivity in the study and promotion of positive body image worldwide.
- Reviews the historical landscape of body image research and practice
- Explores how individual identity intersects with societal expectations
- Highlights the importance of understanding and embracing diversity in body image practice
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Viren Swami | Tracy L. Tylka
HANDBOOK OF DIVERSITY IN BODY IMAGE
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Content
Section 1: Introduction1. Body image research and practice: Where we were and where we are nowViren Swami and Tracy TylkaSection 2: Diversities in Culture and Geography2. Body image in East AsiaTodd Jackson, Yusu Yue and Amy Shaw3. Body image in South and Southeast AsiaViren Swami4. Body image in South America and the CaribbeanEmilio Juan Compte and Pedro Carvalho5. Body image in Sub-Saharan AfricaOyenike Balogun6. Body image in the Middle East and North AfricaMaria Kalantzis and Ayah Aldebyan7. Body image in Eastern Europe and Central AsiaMona Vintila and Gianina LazarescuSection 3: Diversities in Social Identity8. Body image in racially minoritised womenJioni A. Lewis, Brianna Ladd and Laurel B. Watson9.Body image in Indigenous populationsTara-Leigh McHugh and Leah Ferguson10. Body image in minoritized sexual identitiesZachary A. Soulliard, Connor I. Elbe, Robert B. Manning, IIIand Katherine Laveway11. Body image in transgender and gender-diverse populationsSophia Choukas-Bradley, Savannah Roberts, Scout Silverstein, Tess Carroll and Allegra Gordon12. Body image in menStuart B. Murray, Artha J. Gillis and Tracy L. Tylka13. Body image in the food insecure and economicallymarginalisedHeather Davis and Jacqueline KosmasSection 4: Diversities in Life Experiences14. Body image in religious diversitiesMarika Tiggemann15. Body image in childhood and adolescenceElla Guest and Mahira Budhraja16. Body image in midlife and older individualsRachel F. Rodgers, Genevieve P. Nowicki and Ruthann C. Hewett17. Body image in people with visible differencesMaia Thornton and Diana Harcourt18. Body image in people with disabilitiesAly Bailey19. Body image and illnessKerry A. Sherman and Melissa Pehlivan20. Body image in neurodiverse communitiesPhaedra Longhurst21. Body image in larger-bodied individualsAngela MeadowsSection 5: Diversities in Body Image Practice22. Understanding diversity in body image practiceJennifer B. Webb23. The importance of intersectionality in body image research and practiceMike Parent and Yaritza CarmonaSection 6: Conclusion24. Body image research and practice: Where we go from hereTracy L. Tylka and Viren Swami
