What a body can do: Rethinking body functionality through a feminist materialist disability lens

Rice, Carla; Riley, Sarah; LaMarre, Andrea; Bailey, K. Alysse

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.03.014

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“…As many critical access scholars have noted, the stresses and challenges of individually navigating a world designed for non-disabled people and of trying to carve out accessible pathways through it wears down/wears out those users who embody difference before they even arrive in a space (Ahmed, 2019; Chandler et al, 2021; Jones et al, 2022; Rice, Riley, et al, 2021). Disabled people commonly confront this scenario in neoliberal ableist jurisdictions such as Canada, where legislation and policy tend to download responsibility for access onto individuals who require it (Rice, Chandler, et al, 2021; Rice et al, 2016).…”

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“…Many participants identified access barriers as limiting their use of technology. Although participants tended to situate the problem of access as a problem of their aging bodies (mentioning both age-related and non-age-related cognitive challenges, mental illness/psychiatric diagnoses/mental difference, physical disabilities), disability studies and critical access perspectives teach us that disability emerges from the fitting or misfitting of bodies with environments, rather than bodies alone (Changfoot et al, 2021; Changfoot & Rice, 2020; Jones et al, 2022; Rice, Bailey, & Cook, 2021; Rice, Riley, et al, 2021). This misfitting limited older adults’ capacity to engage with the arts through digital technology but heightened their desire for engagement.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Direct[Message]: Exploring Access and Engagement With the Arts Through Digital Technology in COVID Times

Rose

Rice

Alfaro-Laganse

et al. 2022

Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies

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Direct[Message], a community-based research (CBR) project developing a digital platform supporting older adults engagement with the arts through digital technologies, faced the challenge of redesigning the research protocol after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020. The redesign, which brought challenges and opportunities, allowed the research team to embed the project with process goals considering older adults’ experiences of social isolation, and exploring how these experiences might be mitigated by greater access to the arts through technology. This article explores the redesign process undertaken by the Direct[Message] team and presents preliminary findings from this multiyear study.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Preliminary Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Direct[Message]: Exploring Access and Engagement With the Arts Through Digital Technology in COVID Times

Rose

Rice

Alfaro-Laganse

et al. 2022

Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies

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“…It would be desirable that the messages in social media depict more inclusive models of functionality, broadening the construct beyond the normative view of physical abilities and the narrow focus on physical fitness and performance (Rice et al, 2021).…”

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Fit and fun: Content analysis investigating positive body image dimensions of adolescents’ Facebook images

Torres

Brito

2022

Cyberpsychology

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Body-positive content on social media offers a promising approach to promote positive body image (PBI). However, we need further research in order to better characterize and understand its nature. This study provides a content analysis of adolescents’ image-based posts on Facebook. We aimed to determine whether the theoretical six-facet conceptualization of PBI was reflected in adolescents’ posts, and whether there were different trends according to gender and time, over a 3-year period. A set of 6,503 images posted by 66 adolescents (51.5% male), were coded for PBI attributes. The results indicate that inner positivity and appreciation of body functionality through involvement in sports and fun activities were the most represented PBI facets. Conversely, imagery representing taking care of the body via healthy food/beverage choices, embracing body diversity, and filtering information in a body-preserving manner, was rarely used to project self-image on Facebook. Gender differences were only found in the appreciation of body functionality via sports activities (more prevalent in boys) and investment in appearance using benign methods, such as the use of cosmetics (more prevalent in girls). Posts addressing appearance and health-promoting self-care behaviors tended to increase in mid-adolescence. We conclude that the adolescents’ posts on Facebook reflected several PBI characteristics, with a particular focus on those that enhance a functional view of the body. Future social media and school-level initiatives should prioritize the development of attuned self-care as well as mechanisms to filter messages that could endanger PBI, while also increasing the visibility of the diverse bodies that exist in the world.

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“…Importantly, although functionality appreciation is not restricted to able-bodied individuals (Alleva and Tylka, 2021), an important area of future study will be further investigating the experiences of individuals with disabilities or body differences, as they may have a different relationship to body functionality (Vinoski Thomas et al, 2019;Rice et al, 2021). Indeed, qualitative research shows that women with visible physical disabilities have high levels of concern about the appearance of their bodies while performing body functions, including concerns about "looking disabled" to self and others (Vinoski Thomas et al, 2019).…”

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Enriching sociocultural perspectives on the effects of idealized body norms: Integrating shame, positive body image, and self-compassion

Mills

Minister²,

Samson³

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Body image is an integral aspect of the psychology of the self. Idealized body images are ubiquitous in both traditional media forms (e.g., magazines, television) and social media (e.g., Facebook, Instagram). The classic sociocultural model of body image (i.e., the Tripartite Influence Model) emphasizes pathways between idealized body norms, appearance comparisons, internalization of body ideals, and body dissatisfaction and its outcomes. We summarize the model and identify some issues to be addressed in future work, particularly in light of the immense popularity of social media. We review three topics that are not included in the sociocultural model but that provide a more complete picture of the influence of societal body norms on body image: (1) body shame, (2) positive body image, and (3) self-compassion. Research on the nature, assessment, and relevance of these constructs is reviewed in detail. In terms of clinical applications of these areas of research for individuals at risk of body dissatisfaction, we suggest assessing for and targeting body shame, cultivating facets of positive body image, and teaching strategies for developing self-compassion.

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What a body can do: Rethinking body functionality through a feminist materialist disability lens

Cited by 50 publications

References 64 publications

Direct[Message]: Exploring Access and Engagement With the Arts Through Digital Technology in COVID Times

Direct[Message]: Exploring Access and Engagement With the Arts Through Digital Technology in COVID Times

Fit and fun: Content analysis investigating positive body image dimensions of adolescents’ Facebook images

Enriching sociocultural perspectives on the effects of idealized body norms: Integrating shame, positive body image, and self-compassion

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