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Dimensions of sexist beliefs and psychosocial adjustment in childhoodUnknown Date (has links)
The levels of 3 dimensions of sexism and 13 measures of psychosocial adjustment were assessed in 236 children in grades 4 through 8. The adjustment measures were factor analyzed to produce 5 adjustment factors. Analysis revealed that one of the factors, peer-reported prosocial tendencies, was moderately and negatively correlated with two of three measures of sexism. This effect was more pronounced for girls than for boys. Another factor, body self-esteem, was negatively correlated with one of the measures of sexism for girls. The findings are congruent with the view that traditionally sexist ideology may detrimentally impact children's psychosocial adjustment. / by Sarah Bidmead. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Making the body (w)hole: a qualitative study of body modifications and cultureAlbin, Drema Dial 14 March 2011 (has links)
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Do good looking people have an unfair advantage in the workplace?Ross, Praline. January 2010 (has links)
According to studies conducted by Mobius and Rosenblat (2003) attractive candidates are seen to be more productive in the workplace and would be rewarded for it by receiving higher remuneration than less attractive candidates who are just as qualified. The focus of this study revolves around suggestions that good looks play a major role in the workplace. In addition, Fryer and Kirby (2005) report that obese people earn less than people of
average weight with the same set of skills. This study aims to determine the extent to which good looks play a role in recruitment in the workplace and assess the extent to which looks are important to young managers as
opposed to older managers when recruiting employees. It also seeks to identify the extent to which looks play a role between male and female managers when recruiting staff and determine if and to what extent good looks give an interviewee an undue advantage. Lastly, it seeks to determine if and to what extent overweight candidates are discriminated against. The sample is segmented using both male and female managers in Durban as key
respondents of the questionnaire. The research aims to determine if good looks play an important role in Durban, not only in recruitment in the workplace, but also in the workplace as a whole. Interesting conclusions were drawn.
• 71% of the sample population agreed that good looks are based on one’s physical appearance.
• 71% agreed that good looking managers have confidence in themselves.
• 63% of respondents agree that managers are more tolerant of good looking people.
The response overall proved to be that good looking people certainly do have anunfair advantage in the workplace. / Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, 2010.
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Body image issues during pregnancy : an interpretive phenomenological analysisHarding, Gizella January 2021 (has links)
Thesis (M.A. (Clinical Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / The physical changes that a woman undergoes during pregnancy may affect her body image and consequently, her emotional and psychological well-being. The purpose of this study was to develop a comprehensive understanding of the lived experiences of pregnant women and the effect of pregnancy on their self-image and subsequent emotional and psychological experiences. Eight women who had previously given birth or were pregnant were recruited as participants by employing snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was employed to analyse the data. The findings revealed that the majority of the participants generally experienced overall body satisfaction. However, their experience was largely influenced by the phase of pregnancy and relevant physical changes associated with the particular phase. Furthermore, the social comments they received had an influence on their experiences. The findings were also related to the social comparisons in which the participants tended to engage. Finally, it is recommended that future research be conducted on the experience of body image of pregnant women within the context of their culture, ethnicity and unique demographics given that culture influences ideas about ideal body shape and size. Future studies should include a more diverse sample.
Keywords: Body image, objectification, self-objectification, social comparison
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The Influence of Appearance-Related Teasing by Parents, Siblings, and Peers on Adolescents' Body Image with Appearance-Related Social Comparison as a MediatorSchaefer, Mallary Kay January 2011 (has links)
Body image refers to how individuals experience and perceive their bodies and can be
affected by many factors, including peers and family members. Adolescence is a time when
body image concerns are emphasized due to the bodily changes of puberty as well as
increased internalization of cultural ideals and pressure to adhere to those ideals.
Appearance-related teasing is one particular sociocultural factor that is gaining attention in
the research field due to the emphasis placed on appearance during adolescence. The
current study examined how appearance-related teasing by peers, parents, and siblings
affected young adolescents' body image both directly and indirectly via social comparison.
Further, because body image is a multidimensional construct and can include body
dissatisfaction and drive for muscularity, the present study examined both of these
constructs separately. I collected self-report questionnaires from 73 adolescent girls and 67
boys in middle school. I used Pearson correlations, linear regression, and mediation
analyses to examine these hypotheses. First, I hypothesized that adolescents who were
teased about their appearance by at least one of their parents would also have siblings who
teased them. I found significant correlations between both fathers' and mothers' teasing
and siblings' teasing, suggesting that parents are modeling teasing behaviors to their
children. Second, I hypothesized that appearance-related teasing by fathers, mothers, peers,
and siblings would each be associated with body dissatisfaction for girls and drive for
muscularity for boys. My findings indicated that mothers', fathers', peers', and siblings'
teasing predicted girls' body dissatisfaction and that mothers' and fathers' teasing predicted
boys' drive for muscularity. Therefore, appearance-related teasing appears to be
detrimental behavior that negatively influences adolescents' body image. Third, I
hypothesized that appearance-related social comparison would mediate the relationship
between appearance-related teasing from all sources and body dissatisfaction among girls
and drive for muscularity among boys. Appearance-related social comparison fully
mediated the relationship between fathers' teasing and girls' body dissatisfaction and the
relationship between mothers' teasing and boys drive for muscularity. My findings suggest
that boys and girls who were teased about their appearance were more likely to engage in
social comparison, which negatively impacted their body image. Therapists need to be
aware of the role family members' and peers' appearance-related teasing play in the
development of adolescents' body image in order to address the occurrence and negative
effects of teasing. In addition, researchers will need to conduct future studies further
investigating appearance-related teasing by family members and peers and design
intervention and prevention programs to address teasing and social comparison among the
family and peer contexts.
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A Longitudinal Investigation of Different Exercise Modalities on Social Physique AnxietyDiehl, Nancy S. (Nancy Sue) 08 1900 (has links)
The current study examined if students' levels of social physique anxiety vary depending on the type of exercise setting they select. The study determined the degree to which social physique anxiety changed over the course of semester-long involvements in different exercise settings.
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Exploring Chinese males' perspective on body image, social comparison and social support / Male's body image and social comaprisonShao, Zhou Ying January 2012 (has links)
University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Psychology
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Cultural studies of science : skinning bodies in Western medicineFutterer, Patricia January 1995 (has links)
This thesis explores the cultural implications underlying the medical practice of cutting human flesh. The examination focuses, in particular, on the function of representational technologies--from anatomy sketches to computer imaging--in the scientific understanding of the body in the West. By foregrounding the technologies of representation which inform and have directed a history of surgery, it is hoped that the cultural aspects of modern medicine will be made apparent. This thesis argues that while science benefitted from art to construct its image of 'the' body, it has had to rid itself of art in order to justify its empirical claims. The study concludes with a discussion of the work of the French performance artist Orlan who uses plastic surgery in a performative setting to deconstruct these very claims.
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Cultural studies of science : skinning bodies in Western medicineFutterer, Patricia January 1995 (has links)
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Fattitude The Movie: Theory and Praxis of Creating a Documentary that Examines Fat Representation and Fat Social JusticeUnknown Date (has links)
This dissertation explores the making of and research for the film, Fattitude, a
social justice based documentary that looks to awaken viewers to the reality of weight
bias in media representation. This dissertation reviews the filmmaking process and then
engages with the nature of stereotypes about fat bodies. Deeply tied to feminist and fat
studies theory, the work here seeks to categorize and shape the understanding of weight
bias in the media by linking fat tropes to clearly understood images of oppression, for
example the monstrous, the fool, they hypersexual and the asexual. The work also seeks
to present theory on the nature of creating media representations of fatness that are not
oppressive – making note of current media created by grassroots movements for body
acceptance and fat positivity. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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