Blog Assignment #9

For this assignment you will need to do FOUR things:

Read the article While French eye thinness, America’s obesity expands, which is on reserve; read the article An Insatiable Emptiness which I will hand out in class; watch at least 20 minutes of the 48 minute film Body Image: Let’s get real which is on reserve and available for checkout at the Media Desk; and watch the entire 34 minute Killing us softly 3: advertising's image of women which is on reserve and available for checkout at the Media Desk. While this seem like a lot, the entire assignment should only take 1 ½ to 2 hours.

I want you to specifically address why you think we live in a culture where people are increasingly larger and heavier, where obesity has been on the rise for years, yet the media projects extreme thinness as an icon for female (and often male) beauty.

You may also comment on any other aspects of the articles or films you wish, or on experiences in your own life that are relevant.

Using the database PsychInfo, find and cite an article in a peer-reviewed journal article that deals with any of the issues raised, and include it at the end of your post, MLA style.

This blog posting will be due by midnight, Sunday, June 1, comments by midnight June 2.