Certain ideals about women's appearance are highly valued in the united states, such as thinness, muscular definition, and blemish-free skin. reflection theory suggests that this obsession in our culture with the "perfect female body" emerges from our social structures and shapes the kinds of relationships we seek and value: we want to be around people who meet this standard of perfection. that is, the culture of women's bodies is a result of our own proclivities, and not a result of how women are depicted in the media. the primary difficulty with this idea is that it
(a) ignores differences found in other cultures
(b) sets up a conflict between men and women
(c) presumes culture is a one-way process
(d) presumes that women's bodies are essential to a functioning society