According to Whitehead and Kurtz, _______ Is Less About Weight

question 41

Multiple Choice

According to Whitehead and Kurtz, _______ is less about weight and more about achieving power through conformity to a feminine ideal propagated by the media.

• A) obesity
• B) self-image
• C) a woman's ego
• D) fat phobia

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Definitions:

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