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Body Image Facts

Xena Mindhurst

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Body Image Facts tackles the complex relationship between societal influences and personal self-perception, revealing how beauty standards and digital media fuel body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. The book’s central theme positions body image struggles not as individual failures but systemic issues shaped by profit-driven industries. Blending psychology research with real-world examples, it traces beauty norms from Renaissance art’s celebration of curves to today’s digitally altered thinness, highlighting how 20th-century media homogenized ideals.

 
Intriguing insights include studies showing teens who spend over three hours daily on social media face doubled risks of negative self-image, and neuroimaging data revealing how body dysmorphia disrupts brain regions linked to self-recognition. Unlike typical self-help guides, the book merges academic rigor with actionable tools. It progresses from analyzing historical and psychological roots—like social comparison theory—to offering cognitive-behavioral techniques and media literacy exercises. Interactive prompts, such as auditing personal media consumption, encourage active change.

 
The interdisciplinary approach connects beauty standards to gender inequality and mental health epidemics, framing body image as a societal well-being issue. Written in accessible language, it avoids oversimplified solutions, instead empowering readers to reframe self-criticism as resistance to exploitative systems. By balancing empirical data with empathy, Body Image Facts equips individuals and professionals alike to foster resilience and advocate for collective healing.
Disponível desde: 26/01/2025.
Comprimento de impressão: 60 páginas.

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