Book Review: Body Work: The Social Construction of Women’s Body Image

Authors

S. M. Belcher

Abstract

Review of Body Work: The Social Construction of Women’s Body Image by Sylvia K. Blood

Author Biography

S. M. Belcher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Trade in the College of Business at Feng Chia University in Taiwan. Belcher is a sociologist whose research is on the use of bodies in outdoor advertising and their influence on women and men in general. She has worked in sociology, women’s studies, and now in international trade departments for the past 30 years. Currently her research is comparative, looking at differences and similarities in the use of bodies in outdoor advertisements in Egypt, Taiwan, and the English-speaking Western countries (USA, Canada, UK, Australia, NZ).

Recommended Citation

Belcher, S. M. (2006) "Book Review: Body Work: The Social Construction of Women’s Body Image," Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 29.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol8/iss1/29