Chemically Modified Bodies: The Use of Diverse Substances for Appearance Enhancement - Couverture rigide

 
9781137535344: Chemically Modified Bodies: The Use of Diverse Substances for Appearance Enhancement
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ISBN 10 : 1137535342 ISBN 13 : 9781137535344
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

Synopsis

This innovative edited collection brings together leading international academics to explore the use of various non-prescription and prescription substances for the purpose of perceived body image enhancement. While studies on drug misuse to date have examined drug use in the context of sporting performance, addiction, and body image for particular groups such as bodybuilders, there has been little research that explores the wider use (and misuse) of legal and illegal drugs for body image development and weight loss.
With medical sociology and social psychology at its core, this important volume shows the complex reasons behind the misuse of various medications, how these are connected to contemporary body image and appearance concerns, and why the known health risks and possibly harmful side effects do not act as deterrents.

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À propos de l?auteur

Matthew Hall is Research Associate at Lancaster University, UK. His research focuses on understanding the impact of multiple and shifting identities as well as body modifications and online violences.
Sarah Grogan is Professor of Psychology Health and Well-being at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research focuses on understanding the impact of body image on health-related behaviors such as smoking and anabolic steroid use, and the impact of aging on body image.
Brendan Gough is Professor of Social Psychology at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is a qualitative researcher interested in men and masculinities and has published many papers on gender identities and relations, mostly in the context of health, lifestyles and wellbeing.

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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1137535342
ISBN 13 
9781137535344
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
259
Éditeur
Hall Matthew, Grogan Sarah, Gough Brendan
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ISBN 10 :  1349710296 ISBN 13 :  9781349710294
Editeur : Palgrave MacMillan, 2016
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