Exam 7: Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance

Discuss how "too fat" is socially controlled in the following ways: (a)at the level of everyday social interaction; (b)through medicalization; (c)commercialization; and (d)at the level of governments.

Taking a gender perspective on body image and weight, discuss the impact of gender on the labels and sanctions associated with ideal and deviant body weights. Theorize whether this is something that will stay consistent as time progresses, or whether you can foresee changes to the definitions and ideals in the future.

When comparing 16-30 year olds with and without tattoos on various psychological measures, the only difference was that those with tattoos had lower self-esteem.

In an effort to prevent eating disorders, society must alter its obsession with body ideals, and instead adopt a program of building self-esteem and self-efficacy. This is a part of

Among 12-18 year olds, tattoos and piercings are more prevalent among females than among males.

One of the reasons why physical appearance is important to us is because people judge us on that basis.

If you were going to study body modification from a subjective perspective, what would you study? How would you obtain this data and what you do imagine you would learn from this process that would be different form an objective focus?

Weight loss is an example of a redesigning body project.

Students who have 7 -10 body modifications are more likely to engage in other risky behaviour, such as drinking or substance use.

In an analysis of male images in GQ, Rolling Stone, and Sports Illustrated magazines from 1967-1997, which images became more prevalent during that time?

Discuss the media's role in the social control of "too fat", as well as its role in the social control of "too thin". In your opinion, is the media engaged in the regulation of one more than the other? Why?

From an objective perspective, bodies tell us about the characteristics of individuals involved in specific body projects, such as economic status or age.

From an objective view, body art does not just tell us something about the individual, but also larger social structures and processes.

How are overweight/underweight people perceived in society?

Which of the following is an example of resistance to the social typing of "too thin"?

Most undergraduates have piercings, but only a minority have tattoos.

In Nazi Germany, people with visible physical disabilities were targets for genocidal efforts, in part, because they were perceived as a drain on society. This is an example of

Physical appearance is an auxiliary status that has master traits associated with it.

Which of the following is NOT one of the diagnostic criteria for Anorexia Nervosa?

When looking at 16-30 year olds with piercings, age at first piercing was associated with greater psychopathy, in that those who received their first piercing in early adolescence scored higher on this psychological measure.