How We See Ourselves - How Psychology, Society and the Media Impact Our Body Image

This light-hearted and entertaining book, authored by top psychologist David Cohen, explores the influences and impacts on our perception of body image, examining the power of appearance and the psychology behind how we think and feel about ourselves physically.

List of contents

Introduction. Chapter 1. The Components of Body Image. Chapter 2 Body Image Ideals through the Ages. Chapter 3. The Academic Study of Body Image. Chapter 4. The Effect of Social Media on Body Image. Chapter 5. The Effect of Media and Celebrities on Body Image. Chapter 6. Case histories in Eating disorders, Body Image Disturbance and Body Dysmorphia. Chapter 7. Are you fit to exercise?. Chapter 8. Tattoos and Body Piercings. Chapter 9. Facial disfigurement and face transplants. Chapter 10. The troubled language of disability. Chapter 11. The significance of hair on body image. Chapter 12. Baldness and hair trauma. Chapter 13. Body image as we age.

About the author

David Cohen is a psychologist, film maker, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. His film on the Soham murders, When Holly Went Missing, was nominated for a BAFTA award.

Summary

This light-hearted and entertaining book, authored by top psychologist David Cohen, explores the influences and impacts on our perception of body image, examining the power of appearance and the psychology behind how we think and feel about ourselves physically.

Product details

• Authors: David Cohen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032546285
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3254628-5
• No. of pages: 148
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Public Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Psychotherapy, Health psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Psychology of gender, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men