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