The Ideal Female Body Image: How American Culture Influences Obesity, Dieting, Dissatisfaction with Body Image, and Eating Disorders.
Part One: How American Culture Influences Obesity
America: Land of the Obese, Home of the CheeseBurger and French Fries
- Obesity
- Addiction at an early age
- School lunches
- Meals away from home
- Home of the cheeseburger and french fries
- Stigmatization of obese individuals
Part Two: Body Image
Dissatisfaction with Our Bodies and Eating Disorders
- Changing times: history of the female "image ideal"
- Dissatisfation with our bodies and body image
- Dieting
- The media's portrayal of the female body
- Internalizing the ultra-thin ideal
- Eating disorders
Part Three: Mixed Messages
Conflicting Messages of a Media Monster
- Final thoughts and conclusions
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