WST 100 Final ASU UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
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Terms in this set (78)
Women's Bodies and how they are culturally constructed -Thin, young, beautiful, light skinned
-Sexy but innocent
-Objectified to sell products
-Sex objects in magazines set up for male gaze
Male Gaze John Berger - ways of seeing;
-"Men act and women appear. Men look at women, women watch themselves
being looked at."
-women are aware of being seen by male spectator
-assumed ideal spectator is male, white, heterosexual
-males do gazing and females are object of gaze
-although women are the target audience of women's magazines, they are seeing
themselves as men might see them, they imply a male point of view
-men are active, women are passive
Beauty Standard -The average model is 5'11" and weighs 117 lbs.-The average woman is 5'4" and
weighs 140 lbs.
-We measure size and beauty by models who are 23% thinner than the average
woman
-Models are genetically thin, long-legged, big breasted
-Their pictures are then airbrushed and computer enhanced
Body Image The subjective picture or mental image of one's own body
Body Dissatisfaction -Women direct their dissatisfaction with their lives due to unequal relations toward
themselves and their bodies
-4 out of 5 women are unhappy with their bodies-At least 1 in 5 young women in
America today suffer from an eating disorder
-The Number 1 wish of girls 7 & 8 years old is to be thinner
eating disorders Any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or
disturbed eating habits
Anorexia Nervosa -Severe weight loss-Slowly starving
-Accompanied by a distorted body image
-Believe they are "fat" when in reality they are dangerously underweight
-Body weight is controlled through self imposed starvation, excessive exercise,
diuretic drugs, etc.
Bulimia -A pattern of binging on food, followed by purging through vomiting
-Use of laxatives and/or extreme fasting
Compulsive Overeating Recurring pattern of binge eating without compensatory counter measures
, Compulsive Exercising -Another way to "purge" calories, can be as dangerous as Anorexia and Bulimia
-Main goal is burning calories, relieving the guilt from eating/bingeing, or to give
them the permission to eat
Plastic Surgery -Previously done on men for war/ industrial accidents
-Now largely outnumbered by women seeking it for purely aesthetic purposes
-"Restored youth" "permanent beauty"
-Women are told that they can stop/slow aging by literally buying new and better
bodies
Representations in the Media -Does not portray real lives and behaviors of actual men and women
-Creates an ideal image of both bodies and lifestyles that relies on beauty and
wealth
-Assumes men and women will try to imitate both the physical appearance and
lifestyles of men and women in ads
Sexuality A person's sexual orientation or preference
Heteronormativity Heterosexuality is constructed as the norm; form of power that exerts itself on
heterosexuals and homosexuals through the assumed naturalness of specific
practices and institutions; a racialized - white bodies are normative subjects of
heterosexual experience; in gay couple, which one is "male" and which is
"female"?
Sexual Orientation -Defined by a person's attraction to and desire for people of a given sex
-What gender people are attracted to
-Generally conceived as a binary between heterosexuality and homosexuality
-Discussed in terms of categories (i.e. heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, etc.)
Sexual Scripts -Rules that guide sexual interaction Ideas we have about how people should
engage in sexual activity
-For example: men should only ask women out
-Women should be sexy, but not too sexy
-Older, married couples aren't interested in sex, etc.
-Men should be interested in pornography, women should not
-Ideas/stereotypes about men and women created in our society about their
proper roles in terms of sexual behavior/activity
Queer -A unifying sociopolitical term that refers to a range of sexual identities that are
not "straight"
-can refer to gays, asexuals, transgenders, etc.
-denaturalizes and calls into question the stability of identity categories based on
sexual orientation
-categories of "straight" and "gay" have established and policed the line between
normal and abnormal sexuality
- attempt to reclaim stigmatized word, used in academic studies
Heterosexism -tied to homophobia; bias in favor of heterosexuality (cultural)
-puts gays and lesbians at disadvantage, puts privilege on hetersexuals
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Terms in this set (78)
Women's Bodies and how they are culturally constructed -Thin, young, beautiful, light skinned
-Sexy but innocent
-Objectified to sell products
-Sex objects in magazines set up for male gaze
Male Gaze John Berger - ways of seeing;
-"Men act and women appear. Men look at women, women watch themselves
being looked at."
-women are aware of being seen by male spectator
-assumed ideal spectator is male, white, heterosexual
-males do gazing and females are object of gaze
-although women are the target audience of women's magazines, they are seeing
themselves as men might see them, they imply a male point of view
-men are active, women are passive
Beauty Standard -The average model is 5'11" and weighs 117 lbs.-The average woman is 5'4" and
weighs 140 lbs.
-We measure size and beauty by models who are 23% thinner than the average
woman
-Models are genetically thin, long-legged, big breasted
-Their pictures are then airbrushed and computer enhanced
Body Image The subjective picture or mental image of one's own body
Body Dissatisfaction -Women direct their dissatisfaction with their lives due to unequal relations toward
themselves and their bodies
-4 out of 5 women are unhappy with their bodies-At least 1 in 5 young women in
America today suffer from an eating disorder
-The Number 1 wish of girls 7 & 8 years old is to be thinner
eating disorders Any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or
disturbed eating habits
Anorexia Nervosa -Severe weight loss-Slowly starving
-Accompanied by a distorted body image
-Believe they are "fat" when in reality they are dangerously underweight
-Body weight is controlled through self imposed starvation, excessive exercise,
diuretic drugs, etc.
Bulimia -A pattern of binging on food, followed by purging through vomiting
-Use of laxatives and/or extreme fasting
Compulsive Overeating Recurring pattern of binge eating without compensatory counter measures
, Compulsive Exercising -Another way to "purge" calories, can be as dangerous as Anorexia and Bulimia
-Main goal is burning calories, relieving the guilt from eating/bingeing, or to give
them the permission to eat
Plastic Surgery -Previously done on men for war/ industrial accidents
-Now largely outnumbered by women seeking it for purely aesthetic purposes
-"Restored youth" "permanent beauty"
-Women are told that they can stop/slow aging by literally buying new and better
bodies
Representations in the Media -Does not portray real lives and behaviors of actual men and women
-Creates an ideal image of both bodies and lifestyles that relies on beauty and
wealth
-Assumes men and women will try to imitate both the physical appearance and
lifestyles of men and women in ads
Sexuality A person's sexual orientation or preference
Heteronormativity Heterosexuality is constructed as the norm; form of power that exerts itself on
heterosexuals and homosexuals through the assumed naturalness of specific
practices and institutions; a racialized - white bodies are normative subjects of
heterosexual experience; in gay couple, which one is "male" and which is
"female"?
Sexual Orientation -Defined by a person's attraction to and desire for people of a given sex
-What gender people are attracted to
-Generally conceived as a binary between heterosexuality and homosexuality
-Discussed in terms of categories (i.e. heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, etc.)
Sexual Scripts -Rules that guide sexual interaction Ideas we have about how people should
engage in sexual activity
-For example: men should only ask women out
-Women should be sexy, but not too sexy
-Older, married couples aren't interested in sex, etc.
-Men should be interested in pornography, women should not
-Ideas/stereotypes about men and women created in our society about their
proper roles in terms of sexual behavior/activity
Queer -A unifying sociopolitical term that refers to a range of sexual identities that are
not "straight"
-can refer to gays, asexuals, transgenders, etc.
-denaturalizes and calls into question the stability of identity categories based on
sexual orientation
-categories of "straight" and "gay" have established and policed the line between
normal and abnormal sexuality
- attempt to reclaim stigmatized word, used in academic studies
Heterosexism -tied to homophobia; bias in favor of heterosexuality (cultural)
-puts gays and lesbians at disadvantage, puts privilege on hetersexuals
