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