(MWP1 Precis 2)

In their scholarly paper “Pursuit of the muscular ideal: Physical and psychological

Consequences and putative risk factors” (2004), Guy Cafria, J. Kevin Thompsona,*, Lina Ricciardellib, Marita McCabeb, Linda Smolakc, Charles Yesalisc assert that there are numerous variables that cause a drive for muscularity in males. The authors support these claims by stating countless ways people change their body such as, steroids, eating disorders, and ephedrine. The authors purpose for writing this scholarly paper is to inform people about the drastic measures people take to improve their dissatisfaction; this article could also be projected towards people with hobby for bodybuilding. The intended audience for this piece of literature is someone who has an in depth interest in the subject of body images and the different aspects that construct the dilemma.

URL: http://jkthompson.myweb.usf.edu/articles/Pursuit%20of%20the%20Muscular%20Ideal.pdf

MLA Citation:

Guy Cafria, Thompsona,*, Ricciardellib, McCabeb, Smolakc. “Pursuit of the muscular ideal: Physical and psychological Consequences and putative risk factors” Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620-8200, United States Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

cKenyon College, Pennsylvania State University, United States. 2004. Article 14 February 2012