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Download full textAlbertson, Nicole K. – 2003
This paper is a review of literature regarding internalization of Western culture's thin-ideal. The media's portrayal of a thin-ideal associates success and beauty with being thin. Research has shown that exposure to the culture's thin-ideal does not necessarily lead to eating pathology, but those who internalize the standard are more likely to…
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, Cultural Influences, Eating Disorders
