| Description |
While existing in a patriarchal society, women are taught that they are merely their body, an object to be viewed, accepted or rejected and ultimately discarded. Research has shown a need for body image resilience curriculum and media literacy courses. However, most of the curriculum or content being created is for college-aged women and younger and taught in a passive way. This study introduced outdoor experiential education to body image resilience curriculum by looking at the experiences of women ages 25-40 in a body image resilience workshop. By examining these experiences, this study offers recommendations for Beauty Redefined, a Salt Lake City 501c3 who's curriculum was used for the body image resilience workshop, and how they can have a more sustainable impact on the participants. This study found that community and connection were an important outcome of an experiential outdoor curriculum. |
