Importância do conceito de imagem corporal no trabalho dos profissionais de educação física

Abstract

This paper aims at approach between body’s image theory and the context of physical education professional. Originated form of a questioning on the social environment in self image building. For that a literature review was done on the subject. Issues as body’s image building; Cult of the body; Socio cultural influence; physicological aspects; negative dimension, distortions and self image disorders; and, above all, the importance of physical education professional in body’s image working, will be discuss in this paper. The understanding of this question, brings the possibility of new questions and discussions, seeking to contribute to future scientific papers.