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Cultural Differences Seen in Male Perceptions of Body Image Preliminary results of a study from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital finds that Taiwanese men are not as dissatisfied with their bodies as Western men. Sean Cole explores the permutations of body image perception among men.

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Cultural Differences Seen in Male Perceptions of Body Image

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Cultural Differences Seen in Male Perceptions of Body Image

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Preliminary results of a study from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital finds that Taiwanese men are not as dissatisfied with their bodies as Western men. Sean Cole explores the permutations of body image perception among men.

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