Experimental psychology formulates and resolves research questions about 'body image' in terms of the pathology of particular women. What it does not focus on, however, are the discursive practices at work in its own assumptions. This can lead to the perpetuation rather than questioning of dominant narratives about women and the nature of body image dissatisfaction. With acute cross disciplinary awareness Body Image: The Social Construction of Women's Bodies exposes the assumptions at work in the methods and status of experimental approaches. Penetrating beyond the usual dichotomy between...