Articles, features, news and polls on a variety of body image topics.

Article on the pressures faced by immigrant girls seeking acceptance in US society.

Short article about poll findings that women would choose weight loss over longevity.

Features articles, forums, psychological exercises, activism ideas, and resources.

Brief article examining the idea of male bodily perfection.

Brief overview of a report by Vanderbilt University's psychology department, exploring cognitive behavior therapy as treatment for body image disatisfaction.

An article from Rest Ministries on negative body image in people with chronic illness, and its psychological effects.

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.

Article by Barbara A. Cohen, Ph.D. examining the psychology of the idealized body.

Contains a definition of the term, student's thoughts, and discussion of the health effects of poor body image, and of the impact of the media.

From the Social Issues Research Center, a summary of findings on body image.

Article exploring the link between fat oppression and the experiences of women with disabilities.

Provides support and reference material to persons of short stature and creates a forum to teach people about the social issues of being short.

Aiming to promote self-esteem through self-discovery. Includes excerpts and ordering for the book and video, resources including a quiz, messageboard and links.

Information on a collection of documentary films and videos on body image, primarily for educational use from Film Makers Libraries.

Teenage girls tend to struggle with body image in far greater numbers than boys.

Journal and personal site of a recovering anorexic.

Promoting healthy body image attitudes. Preventing eating and weight concerns.

Where attitude and apparel intersect. Library of articles and links.

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.

Pictures of normal (non-sexual) breasts, big, small, flat-chested, sagging, asymmetrical, different size areolas, with the purpose that women and girls can stop worrying about the size and shape of their own.

Stories, newsletter, tips and recipes geared to helping people manage their weight and body image.

Articles and forum about body size issues and concerns.

Support forum for flat-chested women.

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]

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]