BODY IMAGE

Mankayi, N. (2010) Masculinity, the body & power relations. (Paper presented at a seminar on Multicultural and Human Rights, for International students, University of Stellenbosch, 25 March).

Mchiza, Z., Goedecke, J. & Lambert, E. (2011) Like mother, like daughter: do perceptions run in the family?. HSRC Review. 9(3):6-7.

The effects of family environment and ethnicity on body image should be considered when designing health interventions to prevent the development of obesity, suggest the findings of a study by ZANDILE MCHIZA, JULIA GOEDECKE and ESTELLE LAMBERT.

Mchiza, Z.J., Goedecke, J.H. & Lambert, E.V. (2011) Intra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyads. BMC Public Health. 11:433-440.

International studies suggest ethnic differences in obesity prevalence may be due, in part, to differences in body image and body size dissatisfaction between groups. Further, there is evidence to suggest that there is a familial resemblance in body image between mothers and their younger (preadolescent) daughters. This research was therefore conducted to specifically identify the extent to whi...

Mchiza, Z.J., Goedecke, J.H. & Lambert, E.V. (2010) Accuracy of reporting food energy intake: influence of ethnicity and body weight status in South African women. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 23(2):84-89.

The current study sought to identify characteristics that may be associated with the misreporting of food energy intake (EI) in urban South African women. A total of 198 women (61 black, 76 of mixed ancestry, 61 white) completed a quantified food frequency questionnaire, from which daily energy and macronutrient intake were calculated. Body composition (body mass index [BMI], percentage of body...

Peltzer, K.F. (2003) Body image and physical activity among black university students in South Africa. African journal for physical, health education recreation and dance (AJPHERD). 9 (2):208-217.

The purpose of this research is to identify and understand factors of body image influencing physical exercise behaviour among black South African women and men. There were 289 participants, 189 women and 100 men chosen from non-health sciences courses in a class setting. Results indicated that more than a third if the participants indicated that they had engaged three or more times a week in ...

Puoane, T., Tsolekile, L. & Steyn, N. (2010) Perceptions about body image and sizes among black African girls living in Cape Town. Ethnicity & Disease. 20:29-34.

this study shows that opinions and beliefs about body image start in adolescence. It is therefore important to consider these perceptions when designing interventions for preventing obesity and other chronic non-communicable diseases during early childhood.

Reddy, V. (2006) Editorial. Agenda: empowering women for gender equity. 67:2.

Sanger, N. (2011) Review essay on Oliver Hermanus' Shirley Adams. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 25(4):18-23.

Oliver Hermanus' Shirley Adams (2009) is a South African film focused on the intimate relationship between a mother and her disabled son - a survivor of a shooting - caught in the cross-fire of gang violence in the community where he lives. Filmed in Mitchell's Plain, part of what is termed the 'Cape Flats' and located on the urban peripheries of Cape Town, the story works as an intense portray...