Body Image and Appearance

Body Image and Appearance

Body Image and Appearance

Kathlyn Gay

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Editorial:
Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Cuestiones personales y sociales: autoconocimiento y autoestima (infantil/juvenil)
ISBN:
9780810866454
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This book tackles such topics as the cultural standards of what a ’perfect’ body should look like, methods for changing appearances, and matters related to height. Throughout this volume, the author offers advice on how teens can learn to be comfortable with their own bodies and move beyond unhealthy preoccupations with size and appearance.

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