Media influence on body image [Video]

In gender classes, I encourage students to think about how cultural ideals of beauty are connected to how individuals feel about their bodies.  Although we discuss medicalization and the incorporation of eating disorders and body image disturbance into the DSM, I push students to think about socio-structural causes in addition to psychological and physiological causes.  I ask students to think about what body ideals portrayed in the media and how these ideals are connected to body image.  Students have a lot to say on this topic and I find that a good entry point is this video in which teenagers discuss their bodies:

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpFBKeuKf7M&feature=related