Essays about: "body ideals"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 46 essays containing the words body ideals.

  1. 11. #fitspiration on Instagram : User’s perception of fitspiration and its impact on subjective well-being

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Avdelningen för datateknik och informatik

    Author : Rebecca Fisk; Molly Waern; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Network Systems SNS ; Instagram; Fitspiration; Body Ideals; Subjective Well-being; Body Image; Self-esteem; Inspiration; Social Comparison Theory;

    Abstract : This paper will dive into the topic of fitspiration on SNS and the effects it has on people’s subjective well-being. Fitspiration is a common type of content that is widely spread across multiple platforms, especially on Instagram. This content is often posted by fit people that share content regarding exercising or diets. READ MORE

  3. 12. Nikāḥ as precondition for paradise? Spiritual corporeality and al-Ghazālī’s theology of marriage in the Kitāb ādāb al-nikāḥ

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Mariette Frieda Anita Minnemann; [2021]
    Keywords : al-Ghazali marriage asceticism Medieval theology history of religion Islamic theology Soteriology cosmogony eschatology embodiment Sufism Sufi tasawwuf spiritual corporeality mysticism Ibn Arabi Islamic mysticism jihad body Ihya kitab nikah intercourse sex celibacy embodied resurrection din Medieval Islamic studies religious studies; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : With the 11th century text Kitāb ādāb al-nikāḥ, the “Book on the Proper Conduct of Marriage”, the Islamic thinker al-Ghazālī (1056 –1111/447–504) replies to a contemporaneous debate within Sufi asceticism with a theology of nikāḥ. The text is part of his opus magnum, the “Renaissance of the Knowledge of dīn”, which aims at a renewal of Muslim piety and provides practical guidance to the male audience addressed. READ MORE

  4. 13. Experiences of viewing fitspiration, its body ideal perception and exercise behaviour in young adult exercisers: A qualitative study

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Fatma Sahid; Sepideh Soheili; [2021]
    Keywords : Social media; fitspiration; fitspiration’s body ideal; social comparison; exercise behaviour; body image; social media; fitspiration; fitspiration body ideal; social comparison; exercise behaviour; body image; Sociala media. fitspiration; fitspirations kroppsideal; social jämförelse; tränings beteende; kroppsuppfattning;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present study was to gain knowledge and understanding on fitspiration, itsbody ideal perception and exercise behaviour in a sample of young adults who are exercisers, daily social media usersand also fitspiration followers. To that end, semi-structured interviews were carried out to gather information from eight young adult exercisers (M = 22. READ MORE

  5. 14. Mirror, Mirror : Embodying the sexed posthuman body of becoming in Sion Sono’s Antiporno (アンチポルノ, 2016) and Mika Ninagawa’s Helter Skelter (ヘルタースケルター, 2012)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Zara Luna Hjelm; [2021]
    Keywords : internalized gaze of oppression; Sion Sono; Mika Ninagawa; Antiporno; Helter Skelter; Japanese cinema; film analysis; gender; plastic surgery; beauty standards; body commodification; self-objectification; Japan; becoming; cyborg feminism; the charmed circle; masculine domination; j-horror; pinku egia; ego guro nansensu; shojo manga; BDSM;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the embodiment of the sexed body and the struggle of fitting into the narrow frames of what a woman is supposed to behave and look like in Japanese cinema. Using the medium of film, I, therefore, seek to produce knowledge regarding the internalized gaze of the oppressor, and self-objectification, caused by the capitalist heteropatriarchy. READ MORE

  6. 15. Meanings of Clothing Consumption for Identity Construction - Comparing Fast Fashion and Slow Fashion Consumers for Sustainability Purposes

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sara Georgsson; Johansson Hanna; [2020-06-16]
    Keywords : consumer culture theory; CCT; symbolic meanings; identity construction; sustainable consumption; fast fashion; slow fashion; clothing;

    Abstract : Drawing from literature on identity construction, consumption meanings, consumer culture and fashion consumption, the aim of this study is to compare the conception of clothing consumption of fast fashion and slow fashion consumers, and to develop a broader understanding regarding how consumer culture and symbolic meanings influence identity construction. In times of growing consumption and large negative environmental impacts of the fashion industry, the objective is to provide important implications for how the clothing industry could promote slow fashion behavior rather than fast fashion by creating more sustainable identity meanings for consumers to seek out. READ MORE