This experimental study examined the effects of engaging on social media with attractive
female peers on young adult women's body image. Participants were 118 female …

In Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, David Newman shows students
how to see the" unfamiliar in the familiar"—to step back and see organization and …

The development and maintenance of positive body image in women may be disrupted by
sociocultural appearance-related pressures. Therefore, it is critical to explore factors that …

A growing body of consumer research on intersectionality in the marketplace focuses on
identifying overlapping oppressive consumer identity categories, such as gender and race …

Research suggests that exposure to social networking sites portraying a thin and often
sexualized beauty ideal reduces young women's body satisfaction, while exposure to body …

Research suggests that children demonstrate an awareness of cultural messages regarding
appearance; specifically, that thinness is desirable and fatness is objectionable. In 2004 …

Women's Lives integrates the most current research and social issues to explore the
psychological diversity of girls and women varying in age, ethnicity, social class, nationality …

Body shame is a common experience among women yet a challenging phenomenon to
operationalize, and measures of body shame often fail to capture its embodied aspects. In …

This book is a theoretical examination of the relationship between the face, identity,
photography, and temporality, focusing on the temporal episteme of selfie practice. Claire …

Pictures of half-naked girls and women can seem to litter almost every screen, billboard, and
advertisement in America. Pole-dancing studios keep women fit. Men airdrop their dick pics …