Over the Hill Media Impact on Women's Self-Image /

In this program Sunny Bergman, a 33-year-old filmmaker, tries and largely fails to rally support for the idea that aging naturally is preferable to Botox and breast implants. Speaking with psychologists, fashion editors, surgeons, and the young women who believe that retouched magazine images are so...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Illumina Films
Format: Video
Language:English
Multiple languages
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2007.
Physical Description:
1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Subjects:
Gender identity.
Mass media and women.
Sex role.
Self-perception.
Women -- Sexual behavior.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Films on Demand - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Introduction: One-Minute Makeover (0:51)
  • No More Wolf Whistles (2:00)
  • "A Hundred Insults A Day" (3:32)
  • Is Botox Normal? (3:28)
  • 'Normal' Cosmetic Surgery (1:37)
  • Have Wrinkles Ceased to Be Normal? (3:10)
  • Global Research on Self- Acceptance (2:06)
  • Home Alone (1:19)
  • Belly Dancing (2:44)
  • Solidarity Among Women (2:21)
  • Self-Acceptance: Easier Said than Done (0:56)
  • Historical Standards for Beauty (3:05)
  • Fashion Magazines (1:43)
  • Before & After Photos (1:09)
  • Women Defend Fashion Magazine Messages (2:01)
  • Influence of Images on Self-Image (3:39)
  • Economics of Making Women Feel Ugly (2:05)
  • Plastic Surgery (1:32)
  • Competitive Edge Through Plastic Surgery (2:46)
  • Getting "That Playboy Look" (2:53)
  • Plastic Surgery - Laser Reduction Labiaplasty (2:35)
  • Science Fiction Standard of Beauty (2:26)
  • Teen Plastic Surgery Candidate (4:01)
  • Teen Plastic Sugery (1:34)
  • "Medicine is a Business" (0:38)
  • Epilogue: A World Increasingly Dictated by Unrealistic Images of Beauty (2:50)
  • Credits: Over the Hill: Media Impact on Women's Self-Image (0:40)

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