Objectification in the Media Occurs When Women's Bodies Are Displayed

question 50

Multiple Choice

Objectification in the media occurs when women's bodies are displayed

• A) as objects,such as when perfume bottles are shaped like a woman's torso.
• B) with the face as more prominent than the body.
• C) from the side but not from the front.
• D) dressed in expensive fashions that most girls and women cannot afford.

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Definitions:

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Robert Bullard

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