Human Growth and Development / Unit 10 HGD 1365 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Culture, Media and Body Image
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The idea
Media and culture shape body image: mainstream television lowered Latina girls' body satisfaction, while Black-oriented television raised it for more acculturated Latina girls.
In practice
The US Surgeon General's twenty twenty-three advisory flagging social media's risks for body image, especially for girls.
Where people slip
Stereotyped media images affected Black girls more when their racial identity was low.
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