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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nichola Rumsey; Diana Harcourt |
| ISBN: | 9780199580521 0199580529 9780198723226 0198723229 |
| OCLC Number: | 1029090205 |
| Notes: | Originally published: 2012. |
| Description: | xviii, 717 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents: | Machine generated contents note: 1.Setting The Scene: Overview / Nichola Rumsey / Diana Harcourt -- 2.Appearance And Society / Nichola Rumsey / Diana Harcourt -- 3.Embodiment And Appearance / Hannah Frith -- 4.Cross-Cultural Differences / Malcolm Maclachlan / Grainne Ni Mháille / Pamela Gallagher / Deirdre Desmond -- 5.Challenges In Healthcare Provision In The United Kingdom / Hannah Falvey -- 6.Challenges In Healthcare Provision In The United States / Esther L.E. Hansen / Peter E.M. Butler -- 7.Challenges In Healthcare Provision In Resource-Poor Countries / Valerie Lemaine / Andrea Pusic -- 8.Biomedical Technologies And Appearance / Tom Potokar / Patricia Price -- 9.Researching Appearance: Models, Theories, And Frameworks / Julie Kent -- 10.Setting The Scene: Summary And Synthesis / Andrew R. Thompson -- 11.Who Is Affected By Appearance Concerns, In What Way, And Why?: Overview / Diana Harcourt / Nichola Rumsey Note continued: Section 2.1 Appearance Concerns Across The Lifespan / Diana Harcourt / Nichola Rumsey -- 12.Appearance In Childhood And Adolescence / Diana Harcourt / Nichola Rumsey -- 13.Appearance In Adulthood / Linda Smolak -- 14.Appearance In Later Life / Marika Tiggemann / Julie Slevec -- Section 2.2 Individual Differences In Adjustment And Distress / Lucie Baker / Eyal Gringart -- 15.Gender / Lucie Baker / Eyal Gringart -- 16.Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Sexualities: Appearance And Body Image / Helen J. Fawkner -- 17.Culture And Ethnicity / Caroline Huxley / Nikki Hayfield -- 18.Influence Of The Media / Habib Naqvi / Krysia Saul -- 19.The Role Of The Family / Emma Halliwell / Phillippa C. Diedrichs -- 20.Influence Of Peers / Rebecca Bellew -- 21.Adult Psychosocial Adjustment To Visible Differences: Physical And Psychological Predictors Of Variation / Lina A. Ricciardelli / David Mellor Note continued: Section 2.3 Consequences Of Appearance Concerns / Timothy P. Moss / Ben Rosser -- 22.Appearance And Exercise / Timothy P. Moss / Ben Rosser -- 23.Understanding The 'Too Fat' Body And The 'Too Thin' Body: A Critical Psychological Perspective / James Byron-Daniel -- 24.Appearance Concerns, Dietary Restriction, And Disordered Eating / Irmgard Tischner / Helen Malson -- 25.Cosmetic Procedures / Victoria Lawson -- Section 2.4 Experiences Of People Who Have A Visible Difference / Canice E. Crerand / Leanne Magee / David B. Sarwer -- 26.Congenital Conditions / Canice E. Crerand / Leanne Magee / David B. Sarwer -- 27.Trauma-With Special Reference To Burn Injury / Kristin Billaud Feragen -- 28.Visible Difference Associated With Disease: Skin Conditions / Julie Wisely / Sarah Gaskell -- 29.When Treatment Affects Appearance / Christine Bundy Note continued: 30.Who Is Affected By Appearance Concerns, In What Way, And Why?: Summary And Synthesis / Heidi Williamson / Melissa Wallace -- 31.What Needs To Change And How Can Change Be Achieved?: Overview / Nichola Rumsey / Diana Harcourt -- Section 3.1 Societal Interventions / Nichola Rumsey / Diana Harcourt -- 32.The Role Of The Media / Nichola Rumsey / Diana Harcourt -- 33.Persuading The Public: New Face Values For The 21st Century / Barrie Gunter -- 34.Changing Provision Of Healthcare Settings In The United Kingdom / James Partridge -- 35.Interventions For Families And Healthcare Professionals / Julia Cadogan -- 36.Regulation Of Cosmetic Surgery / Sue Brown -- Section 3.2 Interventions At An Individual Or Group Level / Alex Clarke -- 37.School-Based Interventions To Promote Positive Body Image And The Acceptance Of Diversity In Appearance / Alex Clarke -- 38.Therapeutic Interventions: Evidence Of Effectiveness / Phillippa C. Diedrichs / Emma Halliwell Note continued: 39.Computer-Based Psychosocial Interventions / Elizabeth Jenkinson -- 40.Using Appearance Concerns To Promote Health / Alyson Bessell -- 41.What Needs To Change And How Can Change Be Achieved?: Summary And Synthesis / Sarah Grogan / Daniel Masterson -- 42.Research Issues: Overview / Diana Harcourt / Nichola Rumsey -- 43.Methodological Issues In The Study Of Body Image And Appearance / Diana Harcourt / Nichola Rumsey -- 44.Using Retrospective Approaches In The Study Of Disfigurement / Ross Krawczyk / Jessie Menzel / J. Kevin Thompson -- 45.Mixed Methods: The Best Of Both Worlds? / Martin Persson -- 46.Methodological Choices: Online Research / Emma Dures -- 47.Using Novel Methods In Appearance Research / Neil S. Coulson -- 48.Promoting Participation And Involvement In Appearance Research / Diana Harcourt -- 49.Research Issues: Summary And Synthesis / Amanda Bates -- 50.The Psychology Of Appearance: The Future / Nichola Rumsey / Diana Harcourt. |
| Other Titles: | Handbook of the psychology of appearance Psychology of appearance |
| Responsibility: | edited by Nichola Rumsey, Diana Harcourt. |
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Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt have done a necessary and excellent job in the creation of The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance, and one hopes for sequels. Yes, the psychology of appearance should have a place in the sun. * PsycCRITIQUES, May 2013 * Read more...
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