Female Body Image and Self-Perception

by Lena Koya and Mary-Lane Kamberg

Societal norms have placed large burdens on how women perceive themselves, and how they want others to perceive them. This has led to some distressing statistics, with up to 10 percent of college-aged women in the United States suffering from an eating disorder. While individual women can focus on cultivating a healthy body image, it is important for young women to analyze how the media and others encourage unhealthy perceptions of what women's bodies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508178569
• ISBN13: 9781508178569
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12