Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Western culture places high priority on physical appearance. Both sexes may feel pressured to conform to a culturally defined ideal appearance.
2. An increasing number of men feel pressure to embody social prescriptions for ideal masculinity. Goals tend to be having buff, muscular bodies. Pressure includes the masculine ideal presented on television and gender-typed action figures.
3. Girls and women are more likely than men to feel pressure to look good all the time.
4. For girls and women, concern about weight starts early. By third grade, 50 to 80% of girls say they want to lose weight. Women make up between 85% and 95% of people with eating disorders. Dissatisfaction with body size, particularly for Caucasian women, influences overall self-esteem.
5. In general, African-American women, particularly those who strongly identify with their ethnic heritage, tend to be more satisfied with their bodies and less prone to eating disorders.
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. T
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