Research Catalog

Title

The Oxford handbook of the psychology of appearance / edited by Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt.

Publication

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Supplementary Content

Table of contents

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rumsey, Nichola.
• Harcourt, Diana.

Description

xviii, 717 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Series Statement

Oxford library of psychology

Uniform Title

Oxford library of psychology.

Alternative Title

Psychology of appearance

Subjects

• Disfigured persons > Rehabilitation
• Body image > Research
• Body image > Psychological aspects
• Disfigured persons > Psychology
• Disfigured persons > Research
• Human body > Social aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Setting the scene. Setting the scene : overview / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt -- Appearance and society / Hannah Frith -- Embodiment and appearance / Malcolm MacLachlan ... [et al.] -- Cross-cultural differences / Hannah Falvey -- Challenges in healthcare provision in the United Kingdom / Esther L.E. Hansen and Peter E.M. Butler -- Challenges in healthcare provision in the United States / Valerie Lemaine and Andrea Pusic -- Challenges in healthcare provision in resource-poor countries / Tom Potokar and Patricia Price -- Biomedical technologies and appearance / Julie Kent -- Researching appearance : models, theories, and frameworks / Andrew R. Thompson -- Setting the scene : summary and synthesis / Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey --
• Who is affected by appearance concerns, in what way, and why? Who is affected by appearance concerns, in what way, and why? : Overview / Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey -- Appearance concerns across the lifespan. Appearance in childhood and adolescence / Linda Smolak -- Appearance in adulthood / Marika Tiggemann and Julie Slevec -- Appearance in later life / Lucie Baker and Eyal Gringart -- Individual differences in adjustment and distress. Gender / Helen J. Fawkner -- Lesbian, gay, and bisexual sexualities : appearance and body image / Caroline Huxley and Nikki Hayfield -- Culture and ethnicity / Habib Naqvi and Krysia Saul -- Influence of the media / Emma Halliwell and Phillippa C. Diedrichs -- The role of the family / Rebecca Bellew -- Influence of peers / Lina A. Ricciardelli and David Mellor -- Adult psychosocial adjustment to visible differences : physical and psychological predictors of variation / Timothy P. Moss and Ben Rosser -- Consequences of appearance concerns. Appearance and exercise / James Byron-Daniel -- Understanding the "too fat" body and the "too thin" body : a critical psychological perspective / Irmgard Tischner and Helen Malson -- Appearance concerns , dietary restriction, and disordered eating / Victoria Lawson -- Cosmetic procedures / Canice E. Crerand, Leanne Magee, and David B. Sarwer -- Experiences of people who have a visible difference. Congenital conditions / Kristin Billaud Feragen -- Trauma : with special reference to burn injury / Julie Wisely and Sarah Gaskell -- Visible difference associated with disease : skin conditions / Christine Bundy -- When treatment affects appearance / Heidi Williamson and Melissa Wallace -- Who is affected by appearance concerns, in what way, and why? : Summary and synthesis / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt --
• What needs to change and how can change be achieved? What needs to change and how can change be achieved? : Overview / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt -- Societal interventions. The role of the media / Barrie Gunter -- Persuading the public : new face values for the 21st century / James Partridge -- Changing provision of healthcare settings in the United Kingdom / Julia Cadogan -- Interventions for families and healthcare professionals / Sue Brown -- Regulation of cosmetic surgery / Alex Clarke -- Interventions at an individual or group level. School=based interventions to promote positive body image and the acceptance of diversity in appearance / Phillippa C. Diedrichs and Emma Halliwell -- Therapeutic interventions : evidence of effectiveness / Elizabeth Jenkinson -- Computer-based psychosocial interventions / Alyson Bessell -- Using appearance concerns to promote health / Sarah Grogan and Daniel Masterson -- What needs to change and how can change be achieved? : Summary and synthesis / Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey --
• Research issues. Research issues : overview / Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey -- Methodological issues in the study of body image and appearance / Ross Krawczyk, Jessie Menzel, and J. Kevin Thompson -- Using retrospective approaches in the study of disfigurement / Martin Persson -- Mixed methods : the best of both worlds? / Emma Dures -- Methodological choices : online research / Neil S. Coulson -- Using novel methods in appearance research / Diana Harcourt -- Promoting participation and involvement in appearance research / Amanda Bates -- Research issues : summary and synthesis / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt -- Where do we go from here? The psychology of appearance : the future / Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt.

Call Number

JFF 13-700

ISBN

• 9780199580521 (hbk.)
• 0199580529 (hbk.)

LCCN

• 2012937861
• 7423319

OCLC

779244325

Title

The Oxford handbook of the psychology of appearance / edited by Nichola Rumsey and Diana Harcourt.

Imprint

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Series

Oxford library of psychology

Oxford library of psychology.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents

Added Author

Rumsey, Nichola.

Harcourt, Diana.

Other Standard Identifier

7423319

Research Call Number

JFF 13-700