Abstract
For women, body fat and body shape are typically considered to be issues concerning women’s body image. Thus, many women try dieting to decrease body fat often leading to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. However for men, a big and muscular build is the social standard that they aspire to achieve (McCreary D, 2005). Thus, muscularity is considered to be important in men and boys since it is linked to perceptions of their masculinity. The hypotheses to be tested are: 1) what are the differences between men and women’s attitudes concerning muscle mass and body Continue reading...