A. conversely B. inversely C. diversely D. universally
Although obesity may sound like a (n) (69) phenomenon, it is to some degree (70) relative. A study of black and white undergraduates yielded (71) results. Even though blacks, and especially black females, were heavier than whites, they were more satisfied with their weight and less likely to find weight in other people (72) Men were more concerned (73) the weight of their dates than women were, but black men were (74) likely to refuse to date a woman because of her weight.
Contemporary North American culture is (75) with thinness, particularly for women. Compared to the Rubenesque view of beauty of just a few centuries ago, the prototypes of feminine beauty (76) in the mass media today look emaciated, that is, extremely thin. The standards have even changed (77) since the 1950s, when the prototype was replete with large breasts and slightly protruding abdomen. A study of Playboy centerfolds found a ten percent decrease in the ratio of weight to height from the late 1950s to the late 1970s, (78) by a dramatic increase in the number of articles on dieting in popular women’s magazines. In (79) to contemporary Western societies, some other cultures (80) beauty with bulk. This most often occurs in societies in which food is scarce, (81) women who are healthy and have more resources tend to be heavier and hence are seen as more attractive.