PSYC 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dieting, Commer, Peon

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 336
• Professor: Nazish Salahuddin

Document Summary

Socialization is the process by which society conveys to an individual its expectations for his or her behavior, values and beliefs. Sense of self is intertwines with maintaining relationships so how a woman feels about herself has to do with how well they maintain relationships. While men set their own temperatures and relationships and they get to be a lot more independent. (gilligan, 1982) You"re completely on display while these changes are going on and are very sensitive and aware of all the negative. Tendency to view one"s body as an object for others to look at and evaluate. Body shame (evaluate body based on societal standards) Appearance control beliefs (extent i believe i can control my appearance) One third of the 18. 5 million girls between the ages of 10 and 18 living in the. United states are black, hispanic, asian/pacific islander, native american, eskimo, or aleut (women of color).