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Becoming Barbie [videorecording] / a SHE TV production.

This documentary provides a compelling look at body image issues and the role the media plays in promoting certain ideals for women. It examines eating disorders that have become commonplace in society and looks at the influence of the Barbie doll on young girls. Powerful media images, in particular...

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Corporate Authors: SHE TV (Firm), Moving Images Video Project
Other Authors: Olson, Danielle Prohom (Director), Higgins, Sharron (Performer), Wolf, Naomi (Performer), Kirkpatrick, James (Performer), Cochrane, Marie (Performer), Assheton-Smith, Lori (Performer)
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Vancouver, BC : Moving Images [distributor], 1993.
Subjects:
Women in advertising.
Advertising > Psychological aspects.
Leanness > Social aspects.
Leanness > Psychological aspects.
Body image > Social aspects.
Body image > Psychological aspects.
Eating disorders > Social aspects.
Self-esteem in women.
Barbie dolls.
Anorexia nervosa > Etiology.
Bulimia > Etiology.
Eating disorders > Etiology.
Body image.
Self-perception.
Women > Psychology.
Teenage girls > Psychology.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Beauty, Personal > Psychological aspects.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects.
Models (Persons)
Teenage girls > Nutrition.
Teenage girls > Health and hygiene.
Youth > Attitudes.
Teenage girls > Attitudes.
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Summary:This documentary provides a compelling look at body image issues and the role the media plays in promoting certain ideals for women. It examines eating disorders that have become commonplace in society and looks at the influence of the Barbie doll on young girls. Powerful media images, in particular in the fashion and advertising industry, serve as a backdrop for insights into the virtually impossible and highly dangerous physical goals that so many women strive to achieve. It also explores the new world of modelling in which models in video, film and photographs are sculpted by computer technology presenting images to emulate that are not even totally human. Includes interviews with teenagers and professionals working with eating disorder patients.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (47 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Producer/director/editor, Danielle Prohom Olson ; camera, Danielle Prohom Olson, Karen Peet, Chris Prohom.
Participant or Performer:Sharron Higgins (High school nurse), Naomi Wolf (author), Dr. James Kirkpatrick (physician), Marie Cochrane (eating disorder councellor), Lori Assheton-Smith (Anorexia nervosa survivor)

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