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1
How many more weight loss ads do women's mags have than men's?
30 times more
10 and a half times more
five times more
three times more
2
20 years ago, the average model weighed 8% less than the average woman. Models today weigh:
10% more
8% more
23% less
17% less
3
What is one trait the media tells men they need?
a small jaw
agression
sensitivity
kindness
4
Magazines such as Playboy show women as:
mothers
sex objects
house-wives
equal workers
5
What fraction of female TV characters are underweight?
All
1/4
3/4
1/2
6
Steve Craig said ads present women as...................for men who choose the right product.
cooks
losers
rewards
competitors
7
Ads tend to show men as:
intelligent, funny, brave
virile, muscular, powerful
lazy, skinny, hungry
weak, boring, fat
8
The diet industry is estimated at being worth:
10 billion (US dollars)
40-100 billion (US dollars)
100 million (US dollars)
40 million (US dollars)
9
which is NOT a popular male stereotype in the media:
The Action Hero
The Joker
The Care-giver
The Big Shot
10
Most women in the media are typically:
black
free of makeup
white
overweight
11
TV and movies usually show men:
shopping
at home
at work
in the garden
12
The study showed that male models of "virility" in movies were usually:
violent
rich
caring
handsome
13
In the media, non-white characters tend to be:
more relaxed
more violent
richer
calmer
14
Why wouldn't "Barbie" be able to stand up if she was real?
her head is too big
her back is too weak to support her breasts
her neck is too short
her feet are too pointed
15
If Barbie was real, her narrow body could only contain:
half a liver and a few cms of bowel
a small appendix
twins, not triplets
an average-sized stomach
16
80% of heavier actresses receive negative comments in TV shows followed by:
applause
intelligent responses
canned laughter
17
The front page of STAR magazine's headline reads:
45 best and worst beach babes
45 best and worst beach bikinis
45 best and worst beach burquas
45 best and worst beach bodies
18
A 1999 study showed that men in the media hardly ever:
Cry
Have jobs
Do domestic chores
Make jokes
19
In male professional sport, commentators focus most heavily on...?
violence
coaches
crowds
sportsmanship
20
The study "Appearance Culture in 9-12 year-old girls" indicate:
girls are satisfied with their looks
pre-adolescent girls don't diet
most girls eat apples for lunch
half of all girls want to be thinner
