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Title
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Description
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Distributor
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Boys
will be Boys: Sexual Harassment in Schools
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Filmed
for the National ®; video focuses on sexual harassment
in schools and its influence on girls' body image and self-esteem.
Hana Gartner speaks with students, parents, teachers and
principals. Suitable for adults and older teens (note: coarse
language). (1995) 25 minutes.
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CBC Learning
-Non-Broadcast Sales
(416) 205-6384
1-866-999-3072
cbc_education@cbc.ca
Order # (Y8Q-95-09)
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| Behind
Closed Doors (Show #104) |
Segment
of the Behind Closed Doors T.V. series with Joan Lunden, focuses
on the tricks of the trade used by photographers and photo
stylists to make models look "flawless". Shows what
goes into creating the perfect magazine cover. (2000) 8 minutes. |
Remuda
Ranch Foundation
1 (800) 445-1900 Ext. 4501
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| The Strenth to Resist: Media’s Impact on Women and Girls (previously Killing Us Softly) |
Explores
the impact of media images on girls and women. Media clips
are interspersed with commentary from girls and women as well
as experts in a variety of fields, including gender studies,
eating disorders, media literacy and violence against women.
Prevention strategies are offered. Recommended for middle school
and up. (2000) 33 minutes. |
Kinetic
Inc., Toronto
(416) 538-6613
1 (800) 263-6910
www.kineticvideo.com
order #5564/0400
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| Body
Talk: Teens Talk About Their Bodies, Eating Disorders, and
Activism |
Youth
from diverse backgrounds and sizes talk about the messages
they receive from media, family and peers about their bodies
and eating patterns. Prevention-focused. Recommended for middle
and high school. (1999) 28 minutes. |
Gurze
Books
P.O. Box 2238
Carlsbad, California 92018
1 (800) 756-7533
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| Body
Talk 2: It's a New Language |
Focuses
on body acceptance issues for both girls and boys, ages 8-13.
Children of diverse backgrounds and sizes talk about puberty,
teasing, trying to fit in, and the pressure to look a certain
way. (2001) 17 minutes. |
Gurze
Books
P.O. Box 2238
Carlsbad, California 92018
1 (800) 756-7533
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| BodyTalk 3: My Special Body |
Teaches children that health can come at any
size, to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full,
and to move because it feels good. Children of diverse backgrounds,
shapes and sizes talk about the negative impact of being teased
because of how they look, solutions for coping with those situations,
the benefits of eating healthy foods, and why exercise is fun.
Facilitator's Guide included. For Ages 6 to 9. (2004) 20 minutes. |
Gurze Books
P.O. Box 2238
Carlsbad, California 92018
1 (800) 756-7533 |
| Get
Real |
A
Canadian video on dieting, peer pressure, coping skills, self-esteem
and body image. (1995) 35 minutes. |
McNabb/Connolly
Mississauga, ON
(905) 278-0566
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| Gossiping,
Taunting, Bullying: It's All Harassment |
Students
discuss how it feels to be a victim of gossip, taunts and bullying.
Realistic situations of harassment are shown, with suggestions
for handling. Recommended for Grades 5-9. (2001) 24 minutes. |
School Media Specialty
1 866 519 2816
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| Killing
Us Softly III : Advertising's Image of Women |
Jean
Kilbourne continues her pioneering work into the connection
between advertising and women's obsession with dieting and
thinness. Moving on from Killing Us Softly (1979) and Still
Killing Us Softly (1987), this version focuses on how advertising
images have and have not changed over the last twenty years
and the consequences for women. Recommended for grades 7 to
adult. (2000) 34 minutes. |
Kinetic
Inc., Toronto
(416) 538-6613
1(800) 431-1934
www.kineticvideo.com
order # 2504 VHS
order # 5783 DVD
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| Model
Perfect |
An
episode from the Ready or Not TV series dealing with beauty
myths, societal and peer pressures that affect young women.
Recommended for students 9-15 years of age. (1993). 30 minutes. |
McNabb/Connolly
Mississauga, Ontario
(905) 278-0566
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| Playing
Unfair: The media image of the female athlete |
Examines
the stereotypical way female athletes are represented in the
media. (2002) 30 minutes. |
Media
Education Foundation
Northampton, Massachusetts
1 (800) 897-0089
www.mediaed.org
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| Reviving
Ophelia |
Mary
Pipher, author of the book by the same name, discusses the
challenges facing today’s teenagers, especially
girls, as well as the role of media and popular culture in shaping
their identities. Offers coping strategies. Recommended for parents,
professionals and youth from high school through college. (1998)
35 minutes. |
Kinetic
Inc., Toronto
(416) 538-6613
1 (800) 263-6910
order # 7470 VHS
order # 5858 DVD
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| Slim
Hopes |
Jean Kilbourne continues to heighten
awareness of the connection between advertising and our cultural
obsession with thinness. Recommended for ages 13 and up. (1996)
30 minutes. |
Kinetic
Inc., Toronto
(416) 538-6613
1 (800) 263-6910
order # 8939 VHS
order # 5784 DVD
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| Take
Another Look |
A
comic fantasy exploring issues of self-image and the beauty
industry. Recommended for students in Grades 6-8. (1994)
30 minutes.
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McNabb/Connolly
Mississauga, Ontario
(905) 278-0566
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| The
Famine Within |
A
documentary exploring the obsession with thinness and fat prejudice.
(1990) 1 or 2 hour format. |
McNabb/Connolly
Mississauga, Ontario
(905) 278-0566
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