Black America, body beautiful
Subtitle: how the African American image is changing fashion, fitness, and other industries
By: Eric J. Bailey ; foreword by Cynthia Warrick.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780275995959
Subjects: African Americans -- Psychology; Body image -- Social aspects -- United States; Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects -- United States; Consumers' preferences -- United States; Industries -- Social aspects -- United States
Other titles: African American image is changing fashion, fitness, and other industries
Description: "In this book, medical anthropologist Eric Bailey introduces and explains the self-acceptance and body image satisfaction of African Americans, and traces how that has spurred changes in industry. His book fills the void of scientific evidence to enhance the understanding of African Americans' perceptions related to body image and beauty - and is the first to document these issues from the perspective of an African American male."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The impact and importance of body image and body types; title: Race and body image; title: Body image preference among African Americans; title: Cultural historical review of preferred body images and body types; title: African American body types and the fashion industry; title: African American images and the advertising industry; title: African American body images and the fitness industry; title: African American image, television, and movie industries; title: African American image and politics; title: Global perspective: how are African American images viewed by other countries?; title: Conclusion.