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Body Image

In: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Edited by: Richard T. Schaefer
Subject:Race & Ethnicity
Keywords:body image; gender roles

The human body is understood as both a physiological creation and a social construct. Individuals experience their bodies through a web of interconnected meaning and practices defined by the societies in which they live. Bodies are reflections of social norms, cultural ...

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  Schaefer, R. T. (2008). Body image. In Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society (Vol. 1, pp. 188-190). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n77
  
  Schaefer, Richard T. "Body Image." In Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, edited by Schaefer, Richard T., 188-90. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n77.
  
  Schaefer, R. T. 2008. Body Image. In: Richard T. Schaefer Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 188-190 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n77> [Accessed 28 Jul 2021].
  
  Schaefer, Richard T. "Body Image." Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 188-90. SAGE Knowledge. 28 Jul 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n77.
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