Slim hopes : advertising and the obsession with thinness / written & presented by Jean Kilbourne ; a production of the Media Education Foundation.

Other author Kilbourne, Jean.
Other author Jhally, Sut.
Other author Media Education Foundation.
Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoNorthampton, Mass. : Media Education Foundation, ©2002.
Description1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects
DVD-Video discs.
Body image in women--Social aspects.
Body image in women--Psychological aspects.
Leanness--Social aspects.
Leanness--Psychological aspects.
Women in advertising.
Advertising--Psychological aspects.
Eating disorders--Social aspects.
Self-esteem in women--United States.
Sex role in advertising.

Portion of title Advertising and the obsession with thinness
SeriesJean Kilbourne series
Jean Kilbourne series. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Impossible beauty -- The waif look -- Constructed bodies -- Food & sex -- Food & control -- The weight loss industry -- Freeing imaginations.
Abstract "Slim Hopes offers an in-depth analysis of how female bodies are depicted in advertising images and the devastating effects of those images on women's health. Addressing the relationship between these images and the obsession of girls and women with dieting and thinness, the program offers a new way to think about life-threatening eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and a well-documented critical perspective on the social impact of advertising."--Container.
General noteOriginally produced by the Media Education Foundation in 1995.
CreditsExecutive producer, director, editor, Sut Jhally ; director of photography, Charles Pappert ; research, Heather Odom.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageOptional English subtitles.

Availability

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Joyner Compact DVDs BF697.5.B63 S642 2002 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner Compact DVDs BF697.5.B63 S642 2002 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold