CLP 4110 EATING DISORDERS FSU - EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Sociocultural Influences CORRECT ANSWER - Eating disorders are more common in industrialized nations and are more common in women than men - Eating disorder incidence has increased during the 20th century Cultural Influences CORRECT ANSWER - The emergence of the thin ideal in industrialized nations in the 20th century particularly influenced women Changing Beauty Ideals CORRECT ANSWER - Miss America contestants were smaller than most women in the US and were not representative of average body weight - Winners of the pageant after 1970 all had weights lower than other contestants - Being thin gave more of a competitive image for being seen as more beautiful - Starting in 1970, all of the winners were medically underweight Thin Ideal in History CORRECT ANSWER - Not new to the latter half of the 20th century - i.e. the "flapper" in the 1920's - Dip in incidence of AN during the 1950's (era of Marilyn Monroe) - times in which women are more likely to work outside the home are associated with dinner ideals of beauty - Financial prosperity and abundance of food linked it associating beauty with thinness - If there was a lack of food, only the poor would be skinny - BMI associated with socioeconomic status (more money and higher education associated with weighing less) Thinness is a commodity CORRECT ANSWER - In order to be successful, you need to be thin - Created market for all the dieting and deto