Body image / Heidi Williams, book editor. - Farmington Hill, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2009. - 112 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Issues that concern you. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-105) and index.

Body image is an issue that concerns most teenagers / Karen Fanning -- Body image is an issue that concerns males / Nancy Clark -- Body image is an issue that concerns African Americans and other minorities / Amanda Dawkins -- Body image is not an issue that concerns African American women / Dakota Smith -- The media are to blame for poor body image in teenagers / Fiona Bawdon -- The media are embracing more diverse body types / Barbara Lippert -- Heredity is to blame for body image disorders / Sarah Karnasiewicz -- Positive body image begins with good parents / Amy Votava -- Weight-loss surgery is a good option for many obese adolescents / Jeff Evans -- Weight-loss surgery is not a good option for most obese adolescents / Todd C. Frankel -- Plastic surgery can improve body image / Robert A. Ersek -- Plastic surgery victimizes women / Sheila Jeffreys -- Positive body image comes from within / Julie Mehta -- Appendix: What you should know about body image ; What you should do about body image -- Organizations to contact.

ISBN: 9780737741827 (lib. bdg.) 0737741821 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 2008026756

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Body image in adolescence.
Body image.

LC Class. No.: BF724.3.B55 / B64 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 306.4/613