Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance

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Автор:Cash T.F.

Название: Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance

Издательство: Elsevier

Год: 2012

Формат: PDF

Размер: 23.28mb

английский: английский

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The Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance is intended for a broad range of audiences. This work constitutes a valuable resource for persons with interests in the behavioral and social sciences and in medical and allied health fields. Established and budding scientists, clinical practitioners, and educators will certainly benefit from up-to-date reviews of extant perspectives and empirical knowledge, plus insights related to future directions for discovery on each covered topic. Moreover, most articles are intentionally composed in a manner (aided by a glossary of technical terms) to be understandable to college/university students and other interested adults. Given the extensive audience for this encyclopedia, it is a valuable asset for both public and academic libraries, with availability as either a print or online resource.

The meanings of human appearance and body image are embedded within cultural and gender-based contexts, which are powerful forces in the determination of which particular physical characteristics are valued and which are not. Cultural socialization also influences the extent to which these values are internalized by individuals. Moreover, regardless of culture, the human body does not remain constant. Every person’s physical appearance changes over the life span. Some changes reflect predictable physical development and aging. Other changes are the consequences of disease, trauma, or their treatment. Of course, self-directed changes are ubiquitous, as the result of personal choices to modify or manage one’s looks.

The scholarly field of body image and human appearance is a multidisciplinary one that is grounded in science. The disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and biomedical sciences are audible voices in this field.