SOC349H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Femininity, Masculinity
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Genetic, individual psychology/physiology: social factors: gender, region, income, historical food environment. Obesity began to increase in the 1980s. Between 1985 and 2010, obesity rates increased 3x (6% to 18%) (bmi 30+) There are slightly more obese men (19%) than women (17%) There are significant provincial differences in canada. Authors predict obesity rates will continue to rise until 2019, when 1/5 canadians obese. 90% of canadian women dislike and try to reduce body size. 20% of canadian women develop a serious issue around food and weight. 90-95% of people with a serious eating issue are women. 50% of girls in canada diet before age 9. 70% of women on top-rated television shows are thin; only 17% of males thin. Femininity: do diet restraint still important, but framed in terms of health/choice: overt dieting is shunned; excessive restriction pathologized and educated and informed indulgence is admirable, balancing act: must be thin, but make it look effortless.
