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Task 1 Flashcards

1
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What is Body Image?

A

The image of oneself one has in his mind.

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How is a positive image of oneself described?

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As a positive body image

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How is a negative body image of oneself described?

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As body dissatisfaction accompanied by negative feelings about oneself and may cause the development of eating disorders or other mental disorders

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What is a gender role?

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The behaviors/traits that are associated with a specific gender. Distinction into femininity and masculinity.

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Which type of men and women are more influenced by ideal body images?

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Those that are concerned about others opinions of them and need to be accepted

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Why is woman more vulnerable to the ideal body image than man?

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Due to their subordinate societal position

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What is the ideal body image for western cultures?

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The thin image of a woman

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What can the thin image of a woman ideal be associated with?

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With increased body dissatisfaction and the desire to be thinner.

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What’s is happening with dieting behaviour?

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They’re starting more and more early in a girls life

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What does the media constantly reminds us of?

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The importance to be thin

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What have women increasingly been depicted as?

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Sexual objects like large breasts long legs thin hips full lips.

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Why has women depicted as sexual objects worsened over the years ?

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Since pornography is so easily accessible on the internet for everyone.

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How does the ideal body image for women differs?

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Between cultures

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What is the ideal body image for men?

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The muscular one

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What has the drive for muscularity has been associated with?

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Some behavioral and psychological outcomes like depression eating disorders steroid use…

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His is the male body ideal projected as?

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A projection of masculine aspects such as dopamine aggression power.

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Why are men not as dependent on their bodies appearance as woman?

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Because they can compensate with a good job.

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18
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What do men rather focus on in their bodies?

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It’s functionality rather than its appearance

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19
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What product is dangerous for man?

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Anabolic steroids

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20
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What do the body ideals represent nowadays?

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The current gender role norms

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What is the social role theory?

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Gender roles have their origins in biological differences between men and women.

22
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What are woman and man associated with according to the social role theory?

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Caretaking and domestic roles for woman

The strength part is reserved for the male roles

23
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What happens when people are assigned to different roles according to the social role theory?

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They develop skills to improve their assigned roles(I.e women develop empathy and emotionality)

24
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What does the gender role congruity theory states?

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That both genders are motivated to fulfil their ideal and if they don’t conform they will probably be rejected from society

25
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In addition to the physical limited roles, men are more associated with ?

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Political and economic leadership positions.

26
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What is the objectification theory?

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Theory that discusses how the objectification of women explains their greater body dissatisfaction and eating disorders

27
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What does societal objectification leads to?

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Women treating their bodies as objects (= self objectification)

28
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What leads to body shame?

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Self objectification and the incapability to reach the ideals

29
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Why do women also have to focus on their appearance?

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To reach a high role in society ,because otherwise they are perceived as less competent.

30
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Why does society need me women and men that are dissatisfied with themselves?

A

To sell as many products as they can

31
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What is polarization?

A

Our tendency to emphasize gender differences as much as possible

32
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What is patriarchal structure?

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Women are subordinated to the dominant men

33
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What are biological explanations?

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Men prefer physical attractive women which may be a sign that they have a better reproductive health

34
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What happens when the border between adolescents and adults loosens?

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Body project: Young women become more vulnerable to focus on appearance.

35
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What is socially acceptable that relates to body project?

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It is socially acceptable nd even promoted for young girls to be obsessed with their bodies and thinness concerns.

36
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What was significant in research related to feminine stereotypes?

A

There was an agreement with femenine stereotypes and possessing eating disorders

37
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What other feminine experiences besides stereotyping increase body dissatisfaction?

A

Sexual harassment or abuse

38
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Where are there differences between woman’s body images and femininities?give an example

A

Ethnic groups. African American women are more “protected”, since they have a wider ideal and more flexible one.

Socioeconomic status. Those with low SES can not afford the cultural products that facilitate the ideal so as a result these women are less vulnerable to body ideals.

39
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How do men relate to masculinity and the body importance?

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They do not focus that much on their body and if so, they might be considered as gay.

40
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What are men more interested in rather thanbody ideals?

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Athletic performance and the fulfillment of the muscular ideal

41
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What do metrosexual men feel like?

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They link muscularity to appearance.

42
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What do gay man experience as well as men who engage in sports and weight control?whabt about black men?

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More body dissatisfaction

Black men Desire larger bodies but are also more satisfied

43
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What could be a solution to ease the situation?

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More men need to take on caretaking roles to de emphasize the traditional muscularity.

Cultural products need to be changed and commercialization needs to be addressed

We should move towards more flexible gender roles to promote equality and decrease the focus on body as a source of self-definition and gate to success.

44
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Why do television and magazines nowadays produce unhealthy body ideals?

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Because they’re obsessed with thinness and appearance

45
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What do magazines activate specially in frequent readers?

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They activate dieting and disordered eating

46
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How would you relate the amount of time girls spend viewing appearance-related media to body dissatisfaction and body image?

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Positively correlated

47
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What happens when the girls exposed to television at a younger age?

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The bigger the influence is

48
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Compared to magazines or music videos what is the effect of TV?

A

Not as much influence on body dissatisfaction

49
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What is the paradox of media?

A

The media shows us an unreachable ideal body to give us a goal which could supposedly be achieved by buying their products ñ. Like a doctor that prescribed pill not to cure but make money

50
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What does exposure to thin models cause?

A

Dissatisfaction

51
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What does exposure to thick models cause?

A

Satisfaction

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