HWS 101 Lecture 10: Lecture #10D
21 Jan 2019
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The thin ideal is the social desirability of a slender body shop in western societies. Thin body considered epitome to beauty, and linked to. Dieting is a common response to the thin ideal. Mass media comments on (sustainable proportion of content): Gender roles (particularly of women and girls) Use of alcohol etc. for managing emotions and self-presentation. Socialisation has traditionally been the role of the family followed by the local social environment e. g. school. Market driven media is a real rival to those. What is offered via these media is often idestored (what is real or not may be difficult to distinguish) Naturalistic study was conducted by becker et al (2002) Investigated the impact of the instruction of tv to the pacific islands of fiji on disordered eating attitudes and behaviours in adolescent girls. 3 years after tv introduction, 11. 3% of girls reported vomiting to control wt compared to.
