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Plus-Size Men: Perceptions of Available Clothing and Models Used to Market the Clothing.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Plus-Size Men: Perceptions of Available Clothing and Models Used to Market the Clothing./
Author:	Thompson, Melissa Lynne.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2020,
Description:	126 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-07, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International82-07B.
Subject:	Social psychology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28256438
ISBN:	9798557075268

Plus-Size Men: Perceptions of Available Clothing and Models Used to Market the Clothing.
Thompson, Melissa Lynne.

Plus-Size Men: Perceptions of Available Clothing and Models Used to Market the Clothing. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2020 - 126 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-07, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Iowa State University, 2020.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

As the recognition of diverse body types in the U.S. increases and the body-positive movement gains traction, the presence of men's plus sized clothing and models in advertising and media has increased in popularity. Manufacturers and retailers are beginning to respond to consumer sentiment, introducing or expanding their current offerings to include clothing for a market that wields a significant amount of purchasing power (Brown, 2019). The recent Body Positive Movement (BPM) has been influential in its efforts to include more diverse female body types in advertising and media, but has left consumers wondering why male consumers have not been included in recent efforts to increase body size diversity and male plus size clothing in retail stores. The purpose of this research was to understand men's experiences with plus size clothing as well as their perceptions of male fashion models in advertising and media. Lastly, men's perceptions of the BPM were also explored. Thirteen plus size men were interviewed for this study. Participants had a mostly negative shopping experience as men's plus size clothing fit poorly and was not fashionable. Participants experiences with male fashion models were neutral as they were not influential on clothing purchase decisions or perceptions of brand image. Participants were mostly aware of the BPM, but viewed the movement as a movement geared toward empowering women. They did not believe the BPM had an influential effect on their lives or how they felt about their appearance. Festinger's Social Comparison Theory, Bourdieu and Social Capital, and Postrational Feminism provided the theoretical lens through which participant responses were interpreted and used to build or add to existing theory.

ISBN: 9798557075268Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Social psychology.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Apparel

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