The media through television, movies, and the internet can affect a person's body image. can books also contribute to this problem? why or why not?

Yes, because the information in that book can either effect you positively or negatively

Yes if staying and staring at screens for long duration of time hurt your body image then so does reading.
1. Physically you still aren't working out or getting exercise instead you are sitting. This affects the fact of minimal calorie use which stops you from losing much wait.(The reason why people think computer hogs or gamers as fat)

2. emotionally the person could be hurt by verbally harassment being called nerd or being made made fun of for the same reason.

Good luck on your class!

You should check out the situation and then ask questions like “are you choking”? and if they are able to respond they should nod and if they are not making sound do the heimlich maneuver. i hope this .