Chapter Four

Socio demographic data of respondents

Meeting the older adolescent Banyankole adolescent
Chapter Five
Theme 1: BEAUTY IS SKIN DEEP; The self-perceptions of older adolescents Banyankole
girls’ construction of body image within the Ankole society
Sub theme 1: Beauty expectations among the older adolescent Banyankole girls in Ankole
region
Perceptions of a beautiful woman in the Ankole region by older adolescent girls
Sub-sub theme 1:1: Perceptions of a beautiful woman in Ankole region by older adolescent
boys
Sub theme 2: Beauty comparisons made by older adolescent Banyankole girls and their
responses towards these comparisons
Sub-sub theme 2:1: Reactions of older adolescent girls towards the beauty standards in the
media
Sub theme 3: Relationships and they influence the body image of older adolescent Banyankole
girls in Ankole region
Sub- sub theme 3:1: Reactions of older adolescent girls from comments made by a significant
other
Sub theme 4: Positive relationships and their influence towards positive body image
Sub theme 5: Dietary habits and their influence towards body image perceptions among the
older adolescent Banyankole girls in Ankole region
Sub-sub theme 5:1: The dietary habits in Ankole region
Sub-sub theme 6: How the dietary habits in Ankole region changed over time?
Chapter Six
Theme 2: The contradictory societal expectations of body image among older adolescent
Banyankore girls.
Sub theme 2: Culture
Sub-sub theme 2:1:The similarities and differences between the ideal body image in traditional
Ankole to that of the contemporary world
Sub theme 3: Jarring media expectations
Sub-sub theme 3:1 The specific definition of a “perfect body” older adolescent Banyankole
girls want to achieve
Sub-sub theme 3:2:The contradictory media messages on the beauty standards for Young
women
Sub theme 4: The Shift in lifestyles
Sub theme 4:1: Differences and similarities of lifestyles older adolescent girls in the Rural
Ankole and Urban Ankole
Sub theme 4:2: Responses of older adolescent girls towards the shift in the lifestyles
Chapter seven
Theme 3: “I want to feel and look beautiful.” The barriers and facilitators towards body
image perceptions among older adolescent girls
Sub theme 3: The influence of Parenting on Body image and Self-esteem
Sub theme 3: 2: Role of Friends and Peers towards Body image
Sub-sub theme 3:2:1 Body image expectations from friends and peers and older adolescents’
reactions towards these expectations
Sub-sub theme 3:2:2 Responses of older adolescent girls towards positive affirmations about
their bodies from friends and peers
Sub theme 3:3: Media Influence on the Body Image of older adolescent girls
Sub-sub theme 3:3:1: The “perfect body ideal as presented by the media
Sub-sub theme 3:3:2: Bodily practices carried out older adolescent girls in order to achieve the
“perfect body”
Sub theme 4 The influence of existing standards of appearance and culture
Sub-sub theme 4:1 The beauty standard of an older adolescent girl in the Ankole region
Sub-sub theme 4:2 Responses of older adolescents towards the existing beauty standards
Sub theme 5: The Influence of the Fashion Industry on Body image of Young Adult Girls
Sub theme 5:1