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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/

    My Flatsy Forum - Support forum for flat-chested women.
    http://www.alexandra-aaa.com/forums/

    bOObs: A Guide to Your Girls - Celebrate your breasts: health and cancer issues to breastfeeding and cosmetic surgery.
    http://booksonboobs.com

    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] <small>(June 15, 2004)</small>
    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1958117

    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

    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

    AdiosBarbie.com - Articles, features, news and polls on a variety of body image topics.
    http://www.adiosbarbie.com/

    Body Image Health - Promoting healthy body image attitudes. Preventing eating and weight concerns.
    http://www.bodyimagehealth.org

    Small Step - Stories, newsletter, tips and recipes geared to helping people manage their weight and body image.
    http://www.smallstep.gov/

    Male Body Image - Brief article examining the idea of male bodily perfection.
    http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mbi2.html

    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

    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/

    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

    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 dissatisfaction.
    http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/BI_Therapy.htm

    Bella Online: Body Image - Articles and forum devoted to improving self-esteem by developing a better body image.
    http://bodyimage.bellaonline.com

    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] <small>(June 15, 2004)</small>
    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1968820

    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

    Body Positive - Features articles, forums, psychological exercises, activism ideas, and resources.
    http://www.bodypositive.com/

    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

    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/cs/bodyimage/a/bodyimage5.htm

    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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