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Sexuality And Body Image, Ryan Sallans
Sexuality And Body Image, Ryan Sallans
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center
Ryan Sallans discusses the relationship between body image and sexuality; Sallans breaks down sexuality into five main categories: sensuality, intimacy, sexualization, sexual health and reproduction and sexual identity. His talk looks at how the mass media idealizes the hourglass shape for women’s bodies, only 8 percent of women actually have that body type; GLBT Center; LGBTQ Center; Ryan Sallans; 171717ththth Annual LGBTIQQ Symposium; Connected CommunitiesConnected Communities
Transexuality Beauty And Love: The Beautiful Life Of A Transgender Person In Love, Katlin Fuller, Hannah (Garrett) Jackson, Megan Mckoam
Transexuality Beauty And Love: The Beautiful Life Of A Transgender Person In Love, Katlin Fuller, Hannah (Garrett) Jackson, Megan Mckoam
Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive
Writings, artwork, and activities (crossword puzzle) about trans positivity, transphobia, sexual identity definitions, and beauty standards.
Vagina, Allison Mccutcheon, Rachel Chernick, Summer Bradbury
Vagina, Allison Mccutcheon, Rachel Chernick, Summer Bradbury
Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive
Writings and artwork promoting vaginal health and awareness.
Insecurities, Paola Pratt, Ellie Greenberg, Megan Duff
Insecurities, Paola Pratt, Ellie Greenberg, Megan Duff
Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive
Writings, artwork, and activities addressing cultural norms/beauty standards and mass media influence of body image.
The Vag Mag, Courtney Mckinney, Priscilla Spradlin, Jennifer Draime
The Vag Mag, Courtney Mckinney, Priscilla Spradlin, Jennifer Draime
Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive
Writings and artwork about female genital mutilation (FGM), body awareness and empowerment, Vajazzling, and vaginal health and awareness.
The Feminist Mix, Akiko Watanabe, Olivia Barker
The Feminist Mix, Akiko Watanabe, Olivia Barker
Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive
Writings and artwork responding to feminist issues involving dating, reproductive rights, body image, and race.
Feminists Uniting Continuously Kicking Ass , Angela Macfarlane, Sarah Horst, Sophie Landau
Feminists Uniting Continuously Kicking Ass , Angela Macfarlane, Sarah Horst, Sophie Landau
Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive
Writings and artwork depicting the objectification of women by the mass media and society at large.
A Call To Prayer: A Cross-Cultural Examination Of Religious Faith, Modesty, And Body Image, Heidi Woofenden
A Call To Prayer: A Cross-Cultural Examination Of Religious Faith, Modesty, And Body Image, Heidi Woofenden
Undergraduate Review
Body image, a multidimensional construct encompassing the perception and evaluation of appearance, was examined in connection with religious faith and modesty of dress in a sample of 291 Jordanian and 189 American women university students. Participants completed the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales, the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire, and a modesty scale. As hypothesized, Jordanians reported more favorable body image evaluations, greater religious faith, and greater modesty than Americans. Also, religious faith was positively correlated with better body image for both groups. Although religious faith and modesty were weak predictors of better body image, culture was found …