SOCI 2P90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bsc Young Boys, Eating Disorder, Blook
27 Oct 2016
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Midterm: 10 multiple choice & 4/5 short answer qs (each question has about 3 parts answer of a page for each answer) The obsession with appearance has been exploited by industry >>> it is an extremely profitable industry. The 50$ billion + fitness industry > home exercise equipment, gym memberships, diet pills. Standards for appearance >> powerful as enforcement comes from so many sources. Adolescent and young adult females are much more concerned with body weight and appearance than are males of the same age and are more likely to be dieting. The importance of body image to adolescent females is indicated by the close association between teenage girl"s body image and their self-esteem. Young girls self-esteem goes up, young boys self-esteem goes down. 90% of all girls age 3-11 have a barbie doll an early role model with a figure that is unattainable in real life. For a woman to have babies body she would need.
