Selbstoptimierung ist allgegenwärtig: Körper und Gesundheit gelten ebenso wie Beziehungen, Elternschaft und Karriere längst als Bereiche, die von Individuen aktiv gestaltet und verändert werden müssen, um den gesellschaftlichen Schönheits- und Leistungsnormen zu entsprechen. Der Band versammelt Beiträge von Wissenschaftler*innen und Aktivist*innen, welche die vielfältigen und teils widersprüchlichen Facetten des Phänomens Selbstoptimierung...

When an overweight young woman finds her dream of a career as a plus-size fashion designer compromised by industry discrimination, she bows to pressure and loses weight, but nothing about life as a thin woman is turning out as she expected.

Although she has never worried about her weight, a problem with her outfit and an encounter with a bully make Jess question her lack of concern with her own image.

Gender? How do power relations, norms, and discourses shape descriptions of one's own experience? How can the will of experience still come into its own? With such questions, phenomenology reconnects philosophy to everyday reality; it becomes based on the body, which is the prerequisite for all experience. Academic disciplines such as gender studies use phenomenological categories and develop them both theoretically and practically. This book presents...

During the summer between eighth and ninth grades, Alice and her friends Pamela and Elizabeth decide to improve themselves through exercise.

One of Purewow’s “Best Beach Reads of Summer 2018”
Winner for Best Book of 2018 of the Fresh Fiction Awards!
New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance.
Emerson, Georgia, and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens....

Was ist eigentlich Selftracking? Dieser Frage nachspürend, autoethnografisch und nahkörperlich forschend, zeichnet Nikola Plohr Erfahrungen mit der technologisierten Selbstvermessung nach. Dabei verschränken sich medienwissenschaftliche, körper- und sportsoziologische Perspektiven mit Tagebucheinträgen und Beobachtungen aus der Bewegung heraus. Wer sich schon immer gefragt hat, was die Faszination des Selftrackings ausmacht, findet hier...

This book explores obesity and how people with the disease manage it. It examines how obesity affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains how obesity can be prevented and treated. Features include a glossary, web resources, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Glossary of key words Index Infographics Informative...

In Binge No More, eating disorder specialist Dr. Joyce Nash provides all the information, encouragement, and guidance readers need to transform their relationship with food. Readers will identify with the experiences of other binge eaters whose insightful stories are told throughout the book. Rather than providing a one-size-fits-all solution to binge eating, Dr. Nash provides a variety of sound cognitive therapy techniques and coping strategies to...

We all think we know what we have to do to manage our weight, and blame ourselves when we don't meet the goals we have set. In reality, we need to understand the biology behind the body's regulation of weight to achieve the control we are hoping for. And we need strategies for overcoming obstacles: the stress of daily life, emotional upsets, and people who sabotage our efforts or attack our self-esteem. The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Weight...