SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Body Art, Jean Kilbourne, Content Analysis

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15 Feb 2013
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Are social and provoke labeling and stigmatization. Young men -> muscle dysmorphia is more common than anorexia. Anxiety/mood disorders, disordered eating attitudes, steroid use. Sociocultural theories - social norms that emphasize thinness family systems theories - over-controlling family. Merton and anomie the average female fashion model is 20% thinner than is healthy and is significantly thinner than 50 years ago. Merton and anomie - a gap between cultural ideals and real world possibilities. Innovation - rejection of norms and new appearance rules. Rebellion - rejection of norms and rebellion against. Medicalization - e. g. prescriptions, surgery - world health organization emphasize health risks of dieting, heart disease is a big problem, amphetamines prescribed for weightloss, other drugs recommended which aren"t health. Governments - e. g. tax deductions - by negatively impacting the health, nations experi- ence all kinds of economic strains, health care cost, absenteeism, lost tax revenue.

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