Twenty academics and researchers from the U.S., Canada, and Australia contribute 12 chapters offering a variety of viewpoints and analytical strategies examining the concept of the muscular ideal. Cov
Smolak (psychology, women's and gender studies, Kenyon College) and Thompson (psychology, University of South Florida) present empirical research on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of body i
Editors Heinberg (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western U.), Thompson (U. of South Florida), and 22 contributors provide an overview and background of one of America's most signifi
There is a growing scholarly literature on how women's perceptions of themselves and behavior are shaped by the male gaze. Drawing on objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts,1997) as a synth
