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This document discusses the impact of body image on women's well-being and happiness. It states that a positive body image involves feeling comfortable with one's size and shape, while a negative body image involves a distorted perception that can lead to comparing oneself to others and feelings of shame. Developing an unhealthy body image can cause emotional distress, low self-esteem, dieting issues, anxiety, depression and eating disorders. Therefore, cultivating a positive body image and healthy mental attitude are crucial for a woman's wellness and happiness. However, the media and industries manipulate women into believing they must achieve a certain unrealistic "look" through how they portray the ideal woman.

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This document discusses the impact of body image on women's well-being and happiness. It states that a positive body image involves feeling comfortable with one's size and shape, while a negative body image involves a distorted perception that can lead to comparing oneself to others and feelings of shame. Developing an unhealthy body image can cause emotional distress, low self-esteem, dieting issues, anxiety, depression and eating disorders. Therefore, cultivating a positive body image and healthy mental attitude are crucial for a woman's wellness and happiness. However, the media and industries manipulate women into believing they must achieve a certain unrealistic "look" through how they portray the ideal woman.

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Rationale

With a positive or healthy body


image, a woman has a real
perception of her size and shape,
and she feels comfortable with her
body. With a negative body image,
a woman has a distorted
perception of her shape and size,
compares her body to others, and
feels shame and anxiety about her
body. Being unhappy with your
body can affect how you think and
feel about yourself as a person. A
poor body image can lead to
emotional distress, low selfesteem, dieting, anxiety,
depression, and eating disorders.
Developing a positive body image
and a healthy mental attitude is
crucial to a woman's happiness
and wellness. By studying the how
the media portrays the happy
woman, we are able to recognize
how we are manipulated into
believing that we must have THAT
LOOK

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Womens Studies
Ms. Rothweiler
Lap 3

Fall 2015
8 Class Mtgs

Objectives
1. Discuss the difference in standards for men and women in terms of
body image and beauty
2. Evaluate how women can resist the beauty ideal.
3. Analyze how culture influences self image
4. Discuss what is meant by the male glaze.
5. Define/identify the following, including the significance/impact:
Culture
pornography
marginalize Sexism
Male gaze status quo
ethnocentrism
empowerment
Objectification
mass media Hypersexualization beauty myth
ageism
bulimia
anorexia
genital
mutilation
Objectification Theory
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a woman
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US and around the world. In addition, cultural forms
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portrayed
in children
stories
2. How are women portrayed in contemporary movies
3. How are women portrayed in rock and or rap music
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women
portrayed in television programs
worth.
6. How are women portrayed through religion
maintains the corporate
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U.S. society. Overall,
the media, cosmetic,
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are
women portrayed
in advertising
and Hollywood industries inundate women with the idea of what is the perfect body, the
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Essential Questions: Does culture define who we are?


How real is the beauty myth?

Class
Meeting

Date and Day

First Class
Meeting
Second Class
Meeting
Third Class
Meeting
Fourth Class
Meeting

Class Focus

Introduction
to the topic
Video
Video

Assignmen
ts Due at
the
beginning
of class
none
None

B Day for both classes

Finish video

None

D Day Oct 22 for both


classes

3-1

Fifth Class
Meeting

E Day for Both Classes


Oct 23

Discuss what
is culture
Discussion of
Readings
(Objective 3)
Discussion of
Readings

Sixth

G Day for Both Classes


Oct 27

Discussion of
readings

3-3

Seventh

H Day Oct 28 Beauty


J Day Oct 29 Male
A Day Nov 2 Beauty
B Day Nov 3 Male

Discussion of
readings
TV and the
Image of
Women
Eating
Disorders
Activity and
Discussion
(Obj 3)

3-4

Eighth
Ninth

B Day Nov 3 Beauty


D Day Nov 5 Male

Assignments

3-2

Test on
terms
3-5

Due Date

3.1. Read Readings 74, 75, and 76


Fourth
Write a 3 sentence reaction to each article, submit
To Google Classroom
3.2. Read Readings 77, 78

Fifth Class

Write a 3 sentence reaction to each article, submit


To google classroom
3.3 Read Readings 36, 37, 38,
Write a 3 sentence reaction to each article, submit via
Google Classroom

Fifth Class

3.4. Read Readings 40, 41, 42,


Submit via Classroom Google

Sixth Class

3.5. Video: Slim Hopes


Answer the questions available in OL
Submit via Classroom Google

Eighth Class

Enrichment
Choose one- 10 points maximum- may do 2 for 5 points each
1. Watch a realty television show with conscious feminist eyes.
What is your analysis (whether you consider yourself a feminist
or not, the assignment asks you to use a feminist analysis).
2. Watch both Stepford movies and compare and contrast using a
feminist perspective.
3. Watch, an episode of Desperate Housewives. What is your
reaction? With whom do you side, Pozner or Seigal?
4. Complete the learning activity on page 513
5. Watch Killing Me Softly 4 write a reaction
6. Watch Women and Sports ; write a reaction

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