SOCL 2001 : Exam 3 Material
Document Summary
Representing or treating a person like a sex object, one that serves another"s sexual pleasure. These images have been linked to low self esteem and eating disorders; especially in young women. Average person will spend 2 years of their life watching commercials. Only 8% of an ad"s message is taken in consciously. More impossible for black women to be perfect in the eyes of the media. Because of media men judge real women more harshly. Us has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the developed world. 3 most common in girls: depression, eating disorders, and low self esteem. Hooking up is dating replaced by hooking up as the main campus script. Women are expected to be innocent but experienced. If a man hooks up with a lot of girls, they"re seen as desired. What conditions led to this hookup system men are probably exaggerating a little and women may be downplaying their experiences a little too.
