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tfester

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In Chapter 12, the discussion of overweight women pointed out that
 
  a. people today are hesitant to ridicule others on the basis of their weight.
  b. people who are overweight are often judged differently than people who are average weight.
  c. people currently discriminate equally against overweight males and overweight females.
  d. children don't show biases against overweight peers until they reach adolescence.

Question 2

What can we conclude about the research on body image and women of color?
 
  a. In general, women of color are more concerned about body image than are European American women.
  b. European American women are consistently more dissatisfied with their bodies than any other ethnic group.
  c. Research on Latina women consistently finds them to be more preoccupied with slimness than European American women.
  d. Black women are more likely than women in other ethnic groups to judge an average-weight woman as more attractive and a too-thin woman as less attractive.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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