Subject Headings

Anorexia nervosa
Beauty contests-Social aspects
Body image--Social aspects
   Bulimia
   Clothing and dress--Psychological aspects
Clothing trade
Compulsive eating
   Depression in women
Eating Disorders in women
Fashion--Psychological aspects
Women's clothing

Search YouTube and Google Scholar

Type in the terms below to search YouTube and Google Scholar for relevant articles and videos.

Body image
"Dying to be thin"
Eating disorders
Fashion and feminist
Miss America (and) history
Pro-Choice Pro-Fashion show
THIN promo

Books, Print and Electronic

The following sources provide basic information and brief introductions to Women's Studies. Call numbers and locations are listed below the book's description. Refer to the Ask-A-Librarian, IRIS Guide and Building Map pages for more information. Links to online sources are provided.

Braziel, Jana Evans / LeBesco, Kathleen, eds. Bodies out of bounds: Fatness and transgression.
Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 2001.
DOUGLASS, ROBESON STACKS RC552.O25B63 2001

Brydon, Anne and Niessen, Sandra, eds. Consuming fashion: Adorning the transnational body.
New York: Berg Publishers, 1998.
ALEX, DOUGLASS GT596.C66 1998

Cohen, Colleen Ballerino; Wilk, Richard; Stoeltje, Beverly, eds. Beauty queens on the global stage : Gender, contests, and power.
New York : Routledge, 1996.
DOUGLASS, ROBESON STACKS HQ1219.B35 1995

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion [Rutgers Restricted Access]
"A three volume survey of clothing, costume and fashion, presented through 640 essays. Coverage includes the origins of clothing and body adornment, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress, as well as representative costumes from a wide range of historical eras."

Fashion - Costume - and Culture: Clothing - Headwear - Body Decorations - and Footwear through the Ages [Rutgers Restricted Access]
Electronic version of the 5 volume print resource providing "a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. "

Greenfield, Lauren. Thin.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2006.
DOUGLASS STACKS RC552.A5G74 2006

Gura, Trisha. Lying in weight : The hidden epidemic of eating disorders in adult women.
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2007.
LSM STACKS RC552.E18G87 2007

Guy, Alison; Banim, Maura and Green, Eileen, eds. Through the wardrobe : Women's relationships with their clothes.
Oxford: Berg, 2001.
DOUGLASS STACKS GT525.T57 2001

Nasser, Mervat; Baistow, Karen; Treasure, Janet, eds. The female body in mind : The interface between the female body and mental health.
London: Routledge, 2007.
DOUGLASS STACKS RA564.85.F464 2007

Scott, Linda M. Fresh lipstick : Redressing fashion and feminism.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
DOUGLASS, ROBESON STACKS GT1720.S36 2005

Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women.
New York : Anchor Books, 1992.
DOUGLASS STACKS HQ1219.W65 1992

Journals

The journals below may contain relevant articles on your chosen topic. To locate the online versions of these journals, search for the title in IRIS and select "Periodical title begins with" from the dropdown menu. The results page will include a link to the electronic version.

Apparel [Open Access, Online Resource]

Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

The International journal of eating disorders [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Indexes

Journal articles from a variety of periodical sources can be found via these specialized and multidisciplinary indexes. Students can use their Net ID and password to log into Rutgers Restricted databases from off-campus. See the "How Do I Connect From Home?" guide for more information.

Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-present) [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]
Covers over 1500 sources published by more than 200 organizations around the world. Coverage includes more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications.

PsycINFO
PsycINFO� is an electronic bibliographic database that provides abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health.

Sociological Abstracts
CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Women's Studies International
Women's Studies International covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research supporting the curriculum development in the areas of sociology, history, political science and economy, public policy, international relations, arts and humanities, business and education.

Websites and Blogs

Anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating: The ABC's of eating disorders (Film)
This film is available through the Rutgers Libraries: MEDIA DVD 10-358

Body Image Links (Feminist.com)

Body Image: The Portrayal of Women by The Media (Rutgers, Facebook Page)

Bust Magazine (MySpace page)

Dove Campaign for Real Beauty
A series of videos from the Dove Self-Esteem Fund that exposes the media's construction of beauty ideals.

Eating Disorder Awareness (Facebook page)

Eating Disorders fact sheet> (National Institute of Mental Health)

Eating Disorder Recovery (Facebook page)

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center

The Fashion Club (Rutgers, Facebook Page)

A Girl Like Me (YouTube)
"Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves."

Jennifer M. Jones (Rutgers)
Professor Jones teaches a class on the history of fashion.

Jezebel blog

Miss USA/Miss Universe Organization (Facebook Page)

National Center for Overcoming Overeating

Rutgers Counseling and Psychological Services

"Thin" Book and Documentary site

Women and Depression: Discovering Hope (National Institute of Mental Health)

WomensHealth.gov
Search for "body image"