Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-246) and index.
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1. Could looks kill? -- pt. I. Media representations. 2. Dying to be thin -- 3. Body matters -- 4. Print : selling sex and slenderness -- 5. Starring roles : screening images -- pt. II. From media representations to audience impact. 6. From representation to effects -- 7. Media exposure and body image ideals -- 8. Media causation and body image perceptions -- 9. The media and clinical problems with body image -- 10. Conclusion : Body messages and body meanings.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Drawing together literature from sociology, gender studies and psychology, this text offers a broad discussion on body image in the context of socio-cultural change, gender politics and self-identity.
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