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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Body ideals"”.
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Body ideals versus body realities : media use and overweight misperception in normal weight adolescents
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Associations Among Internalization of Western Media Appearance Ideals, Acculturative Stress, and Body Image Problems in Asian American Men
… acculturation and the influence of Western media body ideals have a great influence on body dissatisfaction as well as on disordered eating. However, that existing literature was based largely on women and on some Hispanic men. Thus, the present study aimed to explore the associations among …
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Are All Bodies Good Bodies?: Redefining Femininity Through Discourses of Health, Beauty, and Gender in Body Positivity
… of hashtag feminism a new group on social media, body positivity, has become the buzzword among celebrities, news conglomerates, and fashion companies. This study draws on interviews with body positive influencers and Instagram posts tagged #bodypositive and #fitspiration to examine the extent to …
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Building the Body: Gendered Space and Urbanization in Rio de Janeiro and New York City, 1890-1930
… work also considers the spatial dimensions of body ideals for men and women, and it contextualizes the political, social, and symbolic implications of the movement and display of these bodies within city space, elucidating transnational commonalities and local differences.
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Heteronormative Discourses and Women's Bodily Subjectivities in Aotearoa-New Zealand
… privilege slimness and align with male-centred ideals of desirability. While body image research has primarily focused on young, heterosexual, white women, it has often overlooked the relational and power-laden discursive dynamics that shape how women come to know and experience their bodies. …
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The Color(s) of Perfection: The Feminine Body, Beauty Ideals, and Identity in Postwar America, 1945-1970
… have existed offering women a spectrum of ideal body types and varying opinions about the role of fitness and diet in achieving these forms. In the years following World War II, prescriptive literature, Hollywood, and popular culture in general created and perpetuated the postwar feminine ideal …
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Cultural and Personal Influences on Body Satisfaction in Mexican American Women
… examining the impact of acculturation on body satisfaction while integrating possible mediating variables for a sample of Mexican American women. Specifically, the study examined the relationships among acculturation (ARSMA-II), acculturative stress related to racism and immigration …
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The Development of Body Image in Young Children: The Role of Muscularity and Adiposity
Negative body image can cause serious psychological problems. In some Western societies, body image concerns can develop at a young age, with early preadolescents preferring thinner bodies and reporting body dissatisfaction. The aims here were to clarify the significant gaps in published research, …
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The Development of Body Image in Young Children: The Role of Muscularity and Adiposity
Negative body image can cause serious psychological problems. In some Western societies, body image concerns can develop at a young age, with early preadolescents preferring thinner bodies and reporting body dissatisfaction. The aims here were to clarify the significant gaps in published research, …