Slim hopes : advertising and the obsession with thinness /

"[Slim Hopes] offers an in-depth analysis of how female bodies are depicted in advertising images and the devastating effects of those images on women's health. Addressing the relationship between these images and the obsession of girls and women with dieting and thinness, Slim Hopes offer...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Media Education Foundation
Other Authors:	Jhally, Sut, Kilbourne, Jean
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles.
Published:	Northampton, Mass. : Media Education Foundation, [2002]
Subjects:	Women in advertising. Advertising > Psychological aspects. Leanness > Social aspects. Leanness > Psychological aspects. Body image in women > Psychological aspects. Body image in women > Social aspects. Eating disorders > Social aspects. Self-esteem in women > United States. Sex role in advertising. Documentary films.

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Summary:	"[Slim Hopes] offers an in-depth analysis of how female bodies are depicted in advertising images and the devastating effects of those images on women's health. Addressing the relationship between these images and the obsession of girls and women with dieting and thinness, Slim Hopes offers a new way to think about life-threatening eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and a well-documented critical perspective on the social impact of advertising."--Container.
Item Description:	Originally produced by the Media Education Foundation in 1995. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Executive producer, director, editor, Sut Jhally ; director of photography, Charles Pappert ; research, Heather Odom.
ISBN:	1893521605