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Positive BodyImage

What affects our body image?

Which of our PROUD values do you predict will be relevant to this session?

Body image

• Write down what is meant by the term ‘body image.’

• Be prepared to share your ideas with someone at home.

What is body image?

• ‘Your body image is how and what you think and feel about your body.’

• It also includes the picture of your body that you have in your own mind, which might or might not match your body’s actual shape and size.

A positive body image

• ‘A positive or healthy body image is feeling happy and satisfied about your body, as well as being comfortable with and accepting the way you look.’

A negative body image

‘A negative or unhealthy body image is being unhappy with the way you look.

It’s often associated with wanting to change your body size or shape.’

What affects our body image?

• With someone at home, think of as many things that could affect a persons’ body image.

• Be prepared to share your ideas with each other

What affects our body shape or image?

Peer groups

Your genetics

The mediaFAMILY

movies

culture

How do you think toys

could affect our body image?

How do you think parents could affect our body image? Discuss

How do you think culture could affect our body image? Discuss

How do you think the media could affect our body image? Discuss

• The media portrays models and celebrities with ‘perfect’ looks and bodies and when we can’t compare to these images it can cause issues with body image leading to depression and eating disorders.

• But how realistic are the images portrayed in the media?

• In 2010 Britney Spears agreed for the original photos from a photo shoot to be placed alongside the final retouched copies.

• What differences do you notice between the two photos?

Skin tone changed

Watch the following

clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UToGBorgDqo

We saw top model Jodie Kidd’s face being made thinner. What do you think about this?

How do you think models feel about being manipulated?

Why do you think magazines make these changes to models in

advertisements and photo shoots?

When watching the video clip what did you find most surprising?

Imagine you are a magazine editor

Read the following statements and rank them starting with the most important first.

Give a reason why you ranked the first statement as the most important and a reason why you ranked the last statement as the least important.

• 1 Include images of wider range of body shapes

• 2 Include more images of people from ethnic minorities

• 3 Include more images of people who are larger sizes

• 4 Place a greater focus on healthy eating rather than dieting features

• 5 Restrict the number of advertisements using ultra-thin models

• 6 Ban adverts for plastic surgery

• 7 Restrict/ ban adverts for diets and diet products

• 8 Include features on a large range of subjects including jobs and careers, not just on “looking perfect”

• 9 Do not include features on fashion designers who do not make clothing for larger models

Task – with someone at home discuss the following questions:

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THE MEDIA USUALLY SHOWS PERFECT

OR BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ‘BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER’

MEANS?

When body image goes wrong....

Be happy with your body

Katie piper was a victim of a malicious acid attack, she has spent years trying to rebuild her face and life.

Plenary

From what you have learnt in today’s session, can you identify anything new about the way you might:

Look at yourself

Look at others

Jot your thoughts down