Women, Weight, and Food.
Examines the impact of media and social institutions on a woman's attitude toward her body. The Studio Class discusses aspects of diversity in the female body and our national obsession with thinness. Students discuss gender-related weight and food issues, how body perceptions influences sexual...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Undetermined |
| Language Notes: | In English. Original language in English. |
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University Park, IL :
Governors State University,
[date of publication not identified]
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| Series: | Woman and Social Action ;
number 110 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Examines the impact of media and social institutions on a woman's attitude toward her body. The Studio Class discusses aspects of diversity in the female body and our national obsession with thinness. Students discuss gender-related weight and food issues, how body perceptions influences sexuality and power, and how social action might help women win back control of their bodies. Interview: Demetria Iazzetto, contributor to The New Our Bodies, Ourselves: Updated and Expanded for the 90's. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 17, 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (3550 minutes). |
| Playing Time: | 59:10:00 |