Media Messages and Womens' Body Perceptions in Egypt

This study explores the association between media exposure and women’s body perceptions in Egypt. The thin ideal perpetuated through the media, eating disorders and body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness were thought to be a culturally linked phenomena confined to Western societies. This study...

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Main Author: Ragab, Shaima
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2007
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Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/communication_theses/30
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=communication_theses