Self-objectification in women : causes, consequences, and counteractions

Author(s)

• Calogero, Rachel M.
• Tantleff-Dunn, Stacey
• Thompson, J. Kevin

Bibliographic Information

Self-objectification in women : causes, consequences, and counteractions

edited by Rachel M. Calogero, Stacey Tantleff-Dunn, and J. Kevin Thompson

American Psychological Association, c2011

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book integrates recent research developments and current clinical knowledge on self-objectification in women and discusses various scales for measuring self-objectification, as well as approaches to prevent and disrupt this phenomenon. With research from a variety of disciplines-psychology, sociology, anthropology, women's studies, and political science-this book should be read by everyone interested in the well-being of women.

Table of Contents

Contributors Acknowledgments I. Introduction and Assessment Objectification Theory: An Introduction Rachel M. Calogero, Stacey Tantleff-Dunn, and J. Kevin Thompson Operationalizing Self-Objectification: Assessment and Related Methodological Issues Rachel M. Calogero II. Sexual and Self-Objectification The Sexualization of Girls and Women as a Primary Antecedent of Self-Objectification Linda Smolak and Sarah K. Murnen The Birthmark: An Existential Account of the Objectification of Women Jamie L. Goldenberg and Tomi-Ann Roberts Continuity and Change in Self-Objectification: Taking a Life-Span Approach to Women's Experiences of Objectified Body Consciousness Nita Mary McKinley III. Consequences of Self-Objectification Performance and Flow: A Review and Integration of Self-Objectification Research Diane M. Quinn, Stephenie R. Chaudoir, and Rachel W. Kallen Mental Health Risks of Self-Objectification: A Review of the Empirical Evidence for Disordered Eating, Depressed Mood, and Sexual Dysfunction Marika Tiggemann IV. Prevention and Disruption of Sexual and Self-Objectification Embodying Experiences and the Promotion of Positive Body Image: The Example of Competitive Athletics Jessie E. Menzel and Michael P. Levine Fighting Self-Objectification in Prevention and Intervention Contexts Tracy L. Tylka and Casey L. Augustus-Horvath V. Concluding Remarks Future Directions for Research and Practice Rachel M. Calogero, Stacey Tantleff-Dunn, and J. Kevin Thompson Index About the Editors

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Details

• NCID: BB06611824
• ISBN:
  • 9781433807985
• LCCN: 2010017432
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 254 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF697.5.B63
  • DC22 : 155.3/33
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Body image in women
  • LCSH : Body image disturbance
  • LCSH : Self-perception in women