Body image and appearance : the ultimate teen guide / Kathlyn Gay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gay, Kathlyn.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

It happened to me ; no. 26.

It happened to me ; no. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-perception.

Self-acceptance.

Body image in adolescence.

Adolescent psychology.

Self-acceptance--Juvenile literature.

Self-perception--Juvenile literature.

Adolescent psychology--Juvenile literature.

Body image in adolescence--Juvenile literature.

Genre:

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2009.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book tackles such topics as the cultural standards of what a 'perfect' body should look like, methods for changing appearances, and matters related to height. Throughout this volume, the author offers advice on how teens can learn to be comfortable with their own bodies and move beyond unhealthy preoccupations with size and appearance.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1: A Look in the Mirror; 2: What is the ""Ideal"" Body?; 3: Bodybuilding and Muscularity; 4: Shaping Up via Surgery; 5: Weight Bias; 6: Don't ""Shortchange"" Me!; 7: Dwarfs Are Not Freaks; 8: Disfigurement, Disabilities, and Body Image; 9: Matters of ""Acceptable"" Appearance; 10: Confronting Height, Weight, and Appearance Discrimination; 11: Reality Check; Resources; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-42212-9

979-82-16-22043-5

1-283-61634-3

0-8108-6646-3

9786613928795

OCLC:

854968994