Beyond killing us softly : the impact of media images on women and girls /

A documentary about the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to women and girls that dominate the media. The film presents the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women and media literacy -- and focuses thei...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Cambridge Documentary Films
Other Authors:	Gilligan, Carol, 1936-, Steiner-Adair, Catherine, Dines, Gail, Steinem, Gloria, Richards, Amy, 1970-, Batts, Valerie
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Cambridge Documentary Films, [2000]
Subjects:	Women in advertising. Advertising > Psychological aspects. Advertising > Women. Body image in women. Body image in adolescence. Women > Psychology. Girls > Psychology. Teenage girls > Psychology. Beauty, Personal > Psychological aspects. Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) Self-perception. Sex in advertising. Sex in mass media. Eating disorders > Etiology. Pornography. Women > Crimes against. Women in mass media. Sexism.

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Summary:	A documentary about the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to women and girls that dominate the media. The film presents the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women and media literacy -- and focuses their ideas on practical solutions and the best tactics for reclaiming our culture.
Item Description:	Companion film to: Killing us softly, Still killing us softly and Killing us softly 3. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (34 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Photography, Ellen Shub ; camera, Jim Frances ... <et al.> ; editor, Renner Wunderlich.