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Mass Media Messages About Body Image & Impossible Perfection How do mass media messages about body image and impossible perfection impact young girls, teens, & women?


 * LADY GAGA**

Do a Google Image search for Lady Gaga. Look at the variety of depictions of her.

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 * REEBOK EASY TONE**

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 * IS SEEING BELIEVING: POPULAR CULTURE IN MAGAZINES**

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 * Go to this website: Is Seeing Believing: Popular Culture in Magazines. Browse the images. After, answer the questions below.**


 * URBAN OUTFITTERS CATALOG**



From Huffington Post: Urban Outfitters' "Eat Less" V-Neck Tee is one of the more, well, interesting things we've seen on the chain's website since its Obama/Black t-shirt. Printed on the gray v-neck are the words "Eat Less" in white cursive. But the description of the item reads : "Eat less or more or however much you'd like in this seriously soft knit tee cut long and topped with a v-neck." Perhaps they should have printed all of that on there. media type="custom" key="7479529" align="center"


 * DIESEL "STUPID" AD CAMPAIGN **

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 * IMPOSSIBLE PERFECTION **


 * Go to Portrait Professional and browse the website. Pay close attention to the "what it does" and "gallery" sections. **

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Young Girls... Behavior

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Click here to read an article about the disappearing "tween" years. **__After you've completed the webquest, go to your journal:__ ** **__Journal #7:__ **
 * Based on the “Body Image and Impossible Perfection” Webquest and the other work we’ve done, how do you feel about the messages that the media sends to girls about how they are “supposed to” look? Are ads like the Dove video that you watched important? How would you like to see girls and women portrayed in advertisements? **