discussion

Overview

Discussion Question 1: Drawing from the empirical articles in Modules 1 & 2, critically consider and discuss your thoughts regarding whether body dissatisfaction and its outcomes are of equal concern for adolescents who identify as girls, adolescents who identify as boys, or adolescents who are gender-identity minorities (e.g., transgender adolescents, gender-non-binary adolescents)? Pick a side to defend and articulate your opinions in your Discussion Question 1 ORIGINAL POST, using course readings, lectures, and online resources (if applicable) to support your ideas.

Requirements

1. One ORIGINAL POST (due Deadline 1) answering all items in the Discussion Question prompt
2. One RESPONSE POST (due Deadline 2) responding to at least one other student who expressed something similar to your thoughts
3. One RESPONSE POST (due Deadline 2) responding to at least one other student who expressed something different from your thoughts
4. (Optional) Any number of additional RESPONSE POSTS addressing classmates' Original Posts, toward enhancing an engaging community discussion of the topic

Guidelines for Original Post

Instructions Part 1: In 300-400 words (not including References), answer this Discussion Question thoughtfully and thoroughly. Support your ideas with examples and citations from the readings, lectures, online materials, and/or any outside source you find on your own that substantiates your opinion. Remember, posts must be substantive; see the grading rubric for details on what constitutes a substantive post.

• Type your answers into a Word document.
• Read your answers out loud, and spell-check your answers.
• Save your document to your computer to ensure you do not lose your work.
• Check that you have cited external sources for ideas that are not your own, and compare your draft to the grading criteria for ORIGINAL POSTS, outlined in the Grading Rubric.
• After you have saved your document to your computer, copy the contents of your draft (Ctrl C on Windows PC, Command C on Mac).
• Click Reply below and paste your ORIGINAL POST into the textbox.
• Click Submit.
• Take a screenshotLinks to an external site. as confirmation that your Post was successfully submitted.