Body Image

1. Body Image Mrs. Cosens

2. Objectives… • Evaluate how factors, such as culture, media, and peers, influence health information, perceptions, behaviors and product and service selection. (HE.900.30.01a) • Explain body image, how it is developed, and how it is influenced. (HE.900.60.03) • Implement strategies to counteract negative influences on body image. (HE.900.60.03a) • Analyze the impact of media on body image. (HE.900.60.03b)

3. Warm-up • 1. Reflect on the messages about “ideal” versus “normal” female and male bodies that you see on TV and magazines. Do you see more “ideal” or “normal” bodies? • 2. List how an “ideal” female body is presented. • 3. List how an “ideal male body is presented. • 4. How do these messages make you feel about YOUR body?

4. Body Image • A picture in our mind’s eye • Belief about how others perceive us • How we feel living in our bodies

5. What is the “Ideal” body? • Different standards for male and female • Different for various ethnic and cultural groups • Defined by society, community, family . . .What is “Ideal” has changed over time . . .

6. Body Image Throughout History • Prehistoric • Fertility goddessWide hips highly desirable

7. Body Image Throughout History 120 BC • Venus de Milo Greek goddess 1400’s Botticelli’s Birth of Venus • Art depicted beauty – • soft and curvaceous

8. Body Image Throughout History • 1600’sRubens’Garden of Love • 1500’s Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa

9. Body Image Throughout History • 1880’s • Plump body, pale complexion • Representing wealth, abundance of food & refined lifestyle Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon

10. Body Image Throughout History • Early 1900’s • Corseted, hour-glass look

11. Body Image Throughout History • 1920’s • Era of the flat-chested, slim-hipped flapper

12. Body Image Throughout History • 1950’s • Full-figured shapes of Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield • Typical models • Height  5’8” • Weight  132 lbs.

13. Body Image Throughout History • 1960’s • The gaunt Twiggy look Height: 5’7”Weight: 98 pounds

14. Body Image Throughout History Miss America was normal weight in the 1920’s through early 60’s Underweight since the mid 60’s

15. Body Image Throughout History • 1970’s and 1980’s • Taller, thinner look • No visible body fat • Muscles highly toned from hours of working out • Typical models • Height  5’8” • Weight  117 lbs.

16. Body Image Throughout History • Early 1990’s • Waif-like figure of Kate Moss • Pre-teen look in adult women < 4% of women have this tall, very thin look naturally Typical models • Height  5’10” • Weight  110 lbs

17. Body Image Throughout History • Late 1990’s • Narrow hips yet large breasts • Rare combination without breast implants • Typical models • Height  5’10” • Weight 110 lbs.

18. Body Image Throughout History • 2000’s • Most girls and women do NOT look like this!Average model: • Height  5’8” – 5’11” • Weight  <120 lbs. • % body fat  <18% • The average North American woman: • Height  5’4” • Weight  152 lbs. • % body fat  > 32%

19. Now? • Height-About 5’8” • Weight-108-125 lbs. • The Average North American Women: • Height-5’4” • Weight-163 lbs.

20. Body Image – Culture matters Women of color generally have a very positive body image and a broader definition of beauty than white women.

21. Body Image • African-American models and actresses often portray unrealistic thinness

22. Body Image Historical Male Body Image Michelangelo's David looks more realistic than the muscle men of today.

23. Body Image…What about the guys? • The “Ideal” Male Broad shoulders/large muscles Height- 6’0” Narrow waist  30” Average male model: weighs 145 lbs. 15% body fat The AverageMan: Height5’10” 34-36” Waist Weight- 170 lbs. 23 % body fat

24. Parents Role models Friends Teens’ body image influencedby Peers Advertising

25. Impact of the Media

26. Technology impacts body image After airbrushing Before airbrushing a - tidied and highlighted hair b - reduced shine from skin c - cleaned up eyebrows d - changed eye color from brown to blue/applied "makeup" and whitened eyes e - lessened bags/shadows under eyes f - made lips fuller g - tidied jumper

27. “People think that if a woman isn’t rail thin, there must be something wrong with her. It’s such nonsense. This is me, like it or lump it.” • Kate Winslet

28. Other Celeb Airbrushing…

29. Body Acceptance • Men have a more positive body image and overlook flaws in appearance more than women. • Do you agree . . .Women are judged more on appearance than men?Society’s standard of female beauty is higher and more inflexible?

30. Even the toys you grew up with . . .

31. If Barbie were real . . . 1971 2003 She would stand 6’ tall, weigh 101 lbs, wear a size 4, and her measurements would be 39-19-33. 1959

32. If G.I. Joe were real . . . His biceps would be 27” He would have a 55” chest

33. What price is the “perfect” car? Bugatti Veyron Super Sports

34. What price is the “perfect” car? Bugatti Veyron Super Sports $2,400,000

35. What price is the “perfect” body? $$ Cosmetic surgery $$ $$ Personal Trainers $$ $$ Hairdressers $$ $$ Make-up artists $$ $$ Wardrobe $$ Pretty “high maintenance.” Is it worth it ??

36. What are your first impressions?

37. Body Types…Endomorph • High body fat, big, soft, has a very tough time losing weight.

38. Body Type…Mesomorph • Naturally muscular, trim waist, looks athletic, low body fat

39. Body Type…Ectomorph • Very skinny, thin muscles, can eat all the time and never really gain any weight, dainty hands and fingers

40. Does poor body image matter? Body image dissatisfaction affects our: • mental health • eating behavior • physical activity behaviors • weight management

41. Does body image matter? Poor body image and preoccupation with weight is a risk factor for the development of eating disorders. People who feel good about their bodies and respect and care for themselves,who feed themselves well and enjoy being active, are unlikely to develop eating disorders.