Body Image and Bodypositive Practices in Everyday Life of Short and Tall Women

Student: Riumova Veronika

Faculty: Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences

Educational Programme: Sociology and Social Informatics (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 7

Year of Graduation: 2021

At present, the variety of shapes, colors and sizes of bodies is so great that the cultural and social framework of physicality that we are familiar with is already beginning to fade into the background. This also applies to girls with non-standard height for their country or city of residence. This work is devoted to a deep consideration of the youth life paths of girls who are above or below the average height. They talk about the formation of their body image, advantages and disadvantages of their height, what makes them feel out of place, and what helps them in acquiring a positive image of their body.

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