Constructing Gendered Identities through Discourse: Body Image, Exercise, Food Consumption, and Teasing Practices among Adolescents

This dissertation examines body image ideology within the larger context of adolescent social networks and the physical environment of a high school, specifically focusing on factors that may be contributing to the current overweight/obesity epidemic among youth. I explore the ways in which adolesc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Nicole Leigh
Other Authors: Mendoza-Denton, Norma
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194937