Chapter 12 discussed the complex issue of ethnicity and body dissatisfaction. According to this discussion,
a. White women are somewhat more likely than Black women to be dissatisfied with their bodies.
b. a meta-analysis about ethnicity and body dissatisfaction showed absolutely no differencesnot even any small effect sizes.
c. women from a low-income Central American background are much more likely to be dissatisfied with their bodies, compared to women from a wealthy South American background.
d. Canadian research shows that body dissatisfaction is significantly correlated with the number of years a woman had lived in Canada.
Question 2
Chapter 12 discussed research in which young women were asked how satisfied they were with their physical characteristics. According to this research,
a. women are significantly more likely than men to be dissatisfied with their bodies.
b. young women's concerns about being fat and dieting begin around puberty.
c. most women tend to rate themselves as thinner than they really are .
d. college women typically believe that other women are heavier than they themselves are.
Using a microscope to study the human body
Body Region Terms
Living systems such as the human body consist of closely interrelated elements
Human Body Parts
Acoelomate body plan of a flatworm
Descartes's example of how the soul interacted with the body