1. What is body image? How is it influenced by the fashion industry and media? What are the negative effects of bad body image?
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2. In the film Dr. Mark Punyanita says that “having some fat is good” and Dr. Bryn Austin says if we could eradicate the notion that “fat is bad” we would be way ahead in society. (Cue: Watch Film’s ‘health’ section from 22:40- 41:10mins)Where did the idea that fat is bad come from and how did it come to be so widely accepted? Who does this message that fat is bad benefit? Can you tell if someone is healthy based on how they look?Your reflection paper should follow the following guidelines:
- a maximum of two pages, printed back-to-back.
- there is no need to have a cover page; put your name in the header to conserve space.
- you can also use single spacing and 11 or 11.5 point font to ensure that the assignment stays within the page limit.
- Examples from the film are highly encouraged as well as the use of your own voice in answering the question(s).
