HSCI345: Body Image & Eating Disorders – Chalk Project PART 1
Week #11: “In Class” Exercise
GROUP: Completed in your “NAME GROUPS”
Due: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 11:59pm
Assign the following roles to members of your group:
Facilitator: leads the group discussion
Timekeeper: keeps track of the time
Notetaker/s: takes notes on laptop
Synthesizer: summarizes the main ideas at the end of each part
Participant: listens to others and actively participates in the dialogue
DISCUSSION
1. What are your biggest pet peeves with the media, health or fashion
industries?
2. Describe things people do (intentionally or unintentionally) to promote
unhealthy body image? Discuss your experiences related to these
behaviours.
3. What are the costs of young people pursuing the dominant ideals about
feminine and masculine bodies prevalent in current media
representations?
4. How do race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status
etc. impact these representations prevalent in the media?
5. Discuss & brainstorm specific ways to counter the thin ideal for
women/muscularity for men. Think about ways you can act or things you
can do or say to counteract these messages. Finalize a list of your TOP TEN
ideas.
6. Can you construct specific messages that would counter the thin ideal so
prevalent in media messages? What messages would counter the
dominant message men receive from the media?