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Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance
Contributor(s): Rumsey, Nichola (Editor), Harcourt, Diana (Editor)
ISBN: 0198723229     ISBN-13: 9780198723226
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $79.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Psychology | Mental Health
Dewey: 155.91
LCCN: 2013372454
Series: Oxford Library of Psychology
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (2.70 lbs) 736 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
We live in a society in which messages associating physical attractiveness with success and happiness are pervasive. There is an epidemic of appearance concerns amongst teenagers and adults in westernised countries and body image dissatisfaction is now considered normative. Large numbers of
people experience negative impacts on wellbeing and, for many adolescents, adults, and even children, appearance concerns are influential in choices about a range of health behaviours. The challenges facing them include difficulties with social encounters and the problem of having to cope with
negative self perceptions.

The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance is a comprehensive reference text written by experts in the field. It examines how people feel about the way they look, and why it is that some people are happy with their appearance whilst increasing numbers are troubled by the way they look -
reporting that these appearance-related concerns affect many aspects of their lives including relationships, health and well-being. It considers the influence of other people and how the media affects thoughts and behaviors related to appearance. It explores the experiences of people living with a
disfigurement in a society that seems to be increasingly focussed on appearance and the pursuit of an idealised image of beauty, size and weight.

Exploring a topic that has been often neglected in the psychological literature, this book will be invaluable for health, clinical, and social psychologists, health professionals working with patients with visible differences, and those in the field of public health and education.