| Description |
1 DVD (33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Performer |
Commentary: Carol Gilligan, Catherine Steiner-Adair, Gail Dines, Gloria Steinem, Amy Richards, Valerie Batts. |
| Credits |
Editor, Renner Wunderlich. |
| Note |
Companion film to: Killing us softly, Still killing us softly and Killing us softly 3. |
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"To avoid confusion, please note that after January 2005, the title of the film "Beyond Killing Us Softly" was changed to "THE STRENGTH TO RESIST: Media's Impact on Women and Girls." The content is the same."--producer's website. |
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Originally produced in 2000. |
| Summary |
A documentary about the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to women and girls that dominate the media. The film presents the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women, and media literacy -- and focuses their ideas on practical solutions and the best tactics for reclaiming our culture. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Subject |
Women in advertising.
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Women in advertising. |
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Advertising -- Psychological aspects.
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Advertising -- Psychological aspects. |
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Advertising and women.
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Advertising and women. |
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Body image in women.
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Body image in women. |
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Body image in adolescence.
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Body image in adolescence. |
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Women -- Psychology.
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Women -- Psychology. |
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Girls -- Psychology.
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Girls -- Psychology. |
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Teenage girls -- Psychology.
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Teenage girls -- Psychology. |
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Beauty, Personal -- Psychological aspects.
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Beauty, Personal -- Psychological aspects. |
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) |
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Self-perception.
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Self-perception. |
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Sex in advertising.
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Sex in advertising. |
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Sex in mass media.
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Sex in mass media. |
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Eating disorders -- Etiology.
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Eating disorders -- Etiology. |
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Eating disorders. |
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Pornography.
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Pornography. |
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Women -- Crimes against.
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Women -- Crimes against. |
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Women in mass media.
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Women in mass media. |
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Sexism.
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Sexism. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Girls. |
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Pornography. |
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Sexism. |
| Added Author |
Lazarus, Margaret.
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Wunderlich, Renner.
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Gilligan, Carol, 1936-
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Steiner-Adair, Catherine.
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Dines, Gail.
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Steinem, Gloria.
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Richards, Amy, 1970-
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Batts, Valerie.
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Cambridge Documentary Films.
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| Note |
Title on cassette label and container: Strength to resist : the media's impact on women & girls |
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Formerly titled: Beyond killing us softly : the impact of media images on women and girls |
| Added Title |
Media's impact on women & girls |
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Media's impact on women and girls |
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