- AdiosBarbie.com
Articles, features, news and polls on a variety of body image topics.
http://www.adiosbarbie.com/
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- Anachick's Haven
Journal and personal site of a recovering anorexic.
http://anachick1.tripod.com
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- Body Image
This is an useful, informative website that uncovers the issue of body image, why women have become preoccupied with their appearance, and how the media reflects upon these.
http://www.freewebs.com/body_image
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- Body Image Health
Promoting healthy body image attitudes. Preventing eating and weight concerns.
http://www.bodyimagehealth.org
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- Body Positive
Features articles, forums, psychological exercises, activism ideas, and resources.
http://www.bodypositive.com/
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- Chronic Illness and Body Image
An article from Rest Ministries on negative body image in people with chronic illness, and its psychological effects.
http://www.restministries.org/art-bodyimage.htm
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- Cognitive Behavior Therapy as a Treatment for Body Image Dissatisfaction
Brief overview of a report by Vanderbilt University's psychology department, exploring cognitive behavior therapy as treatment for body image disatisfaction.
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/BI_Therapy.htm
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- Council on Size and Weight Discrimination
Articles, links and resources on discrimination and media images, with information about how to become a media-watch volunteer.
http://www.cswd.org/
(Added: Fri Mar 31 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Disability Cool: Sexuality 'R Us
Article exploring the link between fat oppression and the experiences of women with disabilities.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/7319/sex.htm
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- Does Your Daughter Have a Positive Body Image?
Teenage girls tend to struggle with body image in far greater numbers than boys.
http://parentingteens.about.com/library/weekly/aa110901a.htm
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- I Am Beautiful
Aiming to promote self-esteem through self-discovery. Includes excerpts and ordering for the book and video, resources including a quiz, messageboard and links.
http://www.iambeautiful.com
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- Male Body Image
Brief article examining the idea of male bodily perfection.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mbi2.html
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- Mirror, Mirror
From the Social Issues Research Center, a summary of findings on body image.
http://www.sirc.org/publik/mirror.html
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- My Flatsy Forum
Support forum for flat-chested women.
http://www.alexandra-aaa.com/forum/
(Added: Sun Apr 02 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Normal Breasts Gallery
Pictures of normal (non-sexual) breasts, big, small, flat-chested, sagging, asymmetrical, different size areolas, with the purpose that women and girls can stop worrying about the size and shape of their own.
http://www.007b.com/breast_gallery.php
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- NPR : Beauty Series, Part 1: Setting the Beauty Agenda
NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with Linda Wells, editor of Allure magazine about the magazine, its coverage of beauty issues, and how it chooses what goes on the cover. [6:10 Realaudio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1958117
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- NPR : Beauty Series, Part 2: Pitching Beauty to Teens
Jean Kilbourne, author of Can't Buy My Love -- How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, says the media have created an ideal of beauty for young girls that is dangerously unachievable. Kilbourne speaks with NPR's Susan Stamberg in the second in a series of conversations on the nature of beauty. [6:44 Realaudio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1968820
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- Psychology: Body Image
Information on a collection of documentary films and videos on body image, primarily for educational use from Film Makers Libraries.
http://www.filmakers.com/PSYCHO.html#body
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- Short Persons Support
Provides support and reference material to persons of short stature and creates a forum to teach people about the social issues of being short.
http://www.shortsupport.org
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- Small Step
Stories, newsletter, tips and recipes geared to helping people manage their weight and body image.
http://www.smallstep.gov/
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Suite101: Body Size Issues and Concerns
Articles and forum about body size issues and concerns.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/18978
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- The Body Burden - Living in the Shadow of Barbie
Information about and reviews of the book by Stacey Handler, granddaughter of the woman who created the Barbie doll, in which she openly discloses her own battle with her body image.
http://www.bodyburden.com
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- The Cincinnati Post: Better Dead than Fat
Short article about poll findings that women would choose weight loss over longevity.
http://www.cincypost.com/2001/jun/19/ellen061901.html
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- The Psychology of Ideal Body Image
Article by Barbara A. Cohen, Ph.D. examining the psychology of the idealized body.
http://www.healingthehumanspirit.com/pages/body_img.htm
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Tit 4 Tat
Where attitude and apparel intersect. Library of articles and links.
http://www.tit4tat.net
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