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Body image / by Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. - Detroit : Lucent Books, c2010. - 112 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Hot topics . - .

Introduction: Appearance obsession -- What is body image? -- How does society and culture affect body image? -- Does mass media distort ideas of body image? -- Does advertising distort body image? -- Has body image become an obsession? -- Altering body image.

Examines where ideas about body image originate and the ways body image affects health and lifestyle.

9781420501469 (hardcover) 1420501461 (hardcover)

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Body image.

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