Contents
Chapter 1: Body image
What is body image?
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Children as young as six suffering body image problems
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Women’s body confidence is a “critical issue” worldwide, warns Dove’s largest ever report
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Over a third of Brits are unhappy with their bodies
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Selfies: the good, the bad and the downright irritating
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
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Ten signs that you have body dysmorphia and 15 things to fix it
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When a negative body images becomes a mental health condition
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Boys and body image
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France divides the fashion world by banning skinny models
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Nine body positive social media campaigns that are changing how we perceive beauty both
in and outside the fashion world
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The A4 challenge is the ‘horrifying’ social media trend putting body image pressure on women
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‘Daddy makeovers’ and celeb confessions: cosmetic surgery procedures soar in Britain
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Smaller nose? Bigger boobs? Flatter stomach? There’s an app for that
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100 years of plastic surgery
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Lena Dunham bans media from photoshopping her: “If that means no more magazine
covers, so be it”
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The ‘perfect body’ is a lie. I believed it for a long time and let it shrink my life
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Chapter 2: Self-esteem
Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself
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Consequences of low self-esteem
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When do children show evidence of self-esteem? Earlier than you might think
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Raising low self-esteem
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To build children’s character, leave self-esteem out of it
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Children’s confidence destroyed by social media
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Study finds physically active children are happier and more confident
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Key facts
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Glossary
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Assignments
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Index
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Acknowledgements
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