Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance

by Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198723229
• ISBN13: 9780198723226
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.7" x 9.5"