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__Notes__
__((#1)) Adolescent Girls and Body Image__
 * Adolescents is a time for a lot of emotional and physical cahnges
 * their acceptance by their peers mean a lot more to them at this age
 * Their acceptance by ther peers shape how they look, how they act and how they see other
 * Social influence includes what they see in the media with celebrities, standard of beauty and attractiveness
 * the average model weighs about 23 pounds less then the average woman, girls see this as what to strive for and what is "beautiful"
 * Many girls say that their physical appearance is a major sence of self esteem and shape
 * if they do not think they meet their peers expectations, this can lead to eating disorders, depression, and other behavior issues.

__((#2)) Clothing in the Self-System of Adolescents__
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__((#3)) Self-perceived Physical appearance in children and adolescents with congenital/acquire limb deficiencies--__
 * Studies show that children who have lost a limb because of some sort of physical illness or injury have more of a chance of depression or other clinical ilness
 * In our culture we look at magazines and we have many cosmetic businesses to help us look more attractive and blend in more
 * with physical handicap they tend to be looked at differently and be criticized more then those who do not have these handycapped
 * when asked a group of people who is more liked, the ones who are most well liked are those without physical disabilities.
 * when dealing with questions from peers, the ones who have disabilities feel that they are looked at differently. When asked what happened they feel a great deal of pressure to say the right thing. They feel "unattractive" and this adds to their pressure of their own concerns just builds up and leads to their depression
 * these people who are happy with the way they look (weight, clothes, hair) tend to stick together and these are teh ones that tend to be looked at as more of a threat and the ones to look up to be like for those who are not as happy with the way that they look.

__((#4)) Adolescent Clothing__
 * It's used to express themselves and to gain social approval.
 * not only to prove self-importance but to be identified with a group of peers.
 * Adolescents want to be in a group and physical appearance is just on part of this process
 * although they want to be part of a group and associated bassed on their clothes, they try to put some of their own style in their own clothes
 * The majority of their clothes come from magazines and what they see on tv along with the related-ness from their peers
 * some styles are more accepted by others so as a result parents and kids are spending more money to gain this acceptance
 * It is not uncommon for teens to disagree with their parents with clothes, a part of this acceptance may mean to wear outrageous clothes too tight, too loose, too skimpy, or too baggy.