What Effects Do Media Have on Body Image

question 64

Multiple Choice

What effects do media have on body image?

• A) Media images encourage body objectification in both men and women.
• B) Women who watch a lot of television prefer thin bodies but reject surgery as a way to achieve them.
• C) Men who read men's magazines become less concerned with thinness in women.
• D) Young adolescents tend to be influenced by television viewing, but older adolescents and adults are not.

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