Annotated Bibliography
“Body Portrayal in Media”
Shedlon, Pavica. "Pressure to Be Perfect: Influences on College Students' Body Esteem." Southern Communication Journal 75.3 (2010): 277-98. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. Web. Does the media create unrealistic expectations for body image among women? Is the media what sets the standards for beauty and have an impact on how women see themselves, even once they have reached college? This article explores the issues young people face living in a world where external features have a high level of importance. This author studies how college students interact with media and how these interactions affect their body esteem, including pressures from family and friends. The author discusses …show more content…
Advertisements target young women by selling their products through desirable looking models. Media is where young girls look in order to see what is the social norm or what is considered attractive. Here they will find abnormally thin models with bodies that are unattainable, leaving them dissatisfied with their own looks. Women, who view the media constantly and are exposed to these thin- ideals, develop unhealthy attitudes about body satisfaction and may engage in unhealthy weight loss behaviors. This article addresses the issue of the body size of women becoming increasingly smaller. Models and celebrities are often beautiful with a desirable body that many associate with their success. Cultivation Theory helps to explain why and how the media affects women and their dissatisfaction with their body. The Cultivation Theory is the affect of consuming television and other media on a consumer and how this may change their perceptions of reality. Being constantly exposed to the ideals and attitudes of the thin ideal versus a large body type can be transferred over into a women’s daily life. Some people only consume programming that only reinforces their current thoughts and beliefs on body images; therefore more consumption will only strengthen these …show more content…
Sepúlveda and María Calado (2012). Westernization: The Role of Mass Media on Body Image and Eating Disorders, Relevant topics in Eating Disorders, Prof. Ignacio Jáuregui Lobera (Ed.),
This article examines the relationship between the Western standard of female and male beauty and the process of social globalization. The objective of this article is to look at the role mass media plays in creating male and female attitudes towards their ideal body image and how these can be culturally induced and have an impact on their mental health. Body image ideals are constructed through socio-cultural factors and the influence individuals have on one another. The ideal body representations that people are exposed to through the media are reinforced through mass media and individual behavior patterns. The media holds a powerful position with a lot of influence over individuals. The media has the ability to send messages to society about body images and what is considered to be
“Body Portrayal in Media”
Shedlon, Pavica. "Pressure to Be Perfect: Influences on College Students' Body Esteem." Southern Communication Journal 75.3 (2010): 277-98. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. Web. Does the media create unrealistic expectations for body image among women? Is the media what sets the standards for beauty and have an impact on how women see themselves, even once they have reached college? This article explores the issues young people face living in a world where external features have a high level of importance. This author studies how college students interact with media and how these interactions affect their body esteem, including pressures from family and friends. The author discusses …show more content…
Advertisements target young women by selling their products through desirable looking models. Media is where young girls look in order to see what is the social norm or what is considered attractive. Here they will find abnormally thin models with bodies that are unattainable, leaving them dissatisfied with their own looks. Women, who view the media constantly and are exposed to these thin- ideals, develop unhealthy attitudes about body satisfaction and may engage in unhealthy weight loss behaviors. This article addresses the issue of the body size of women becoming increasingly smaller. Models and celebrities are often beautiful with a desirable body that many associate with their success. Cultivation Theory helps to explain why and how the media affects women and their dissatisfaction with their body. The Cultivation Theory is the affect of consuming television and other media on a consumer and how this may change their perceptions of reality. Being constantly exposed to the ideals and attitudes of the thin ideal versus a large body type can be transferred over into a women’s daily life. Some people only consume programming that only reinforces their current thoughts and beliefs on body images; therefore more consumption will only strengthen these …show more content…
Sepúlveda and María Calado (2012). Westernization: The Role of Mass Media on Body Image and Eating Disorders, Relevant topics in Eating Disorders, Prof. Ignacio Jáuregui Lobera (Ed.),
This article examines the relationship between the Western standard of female and male beauty and the process of social globalization. The objective of this article is to look at the role mass media plays in creating male and female attitudes towards their ideal body image and how these can be culturally induced and have an impact on their mental health. Body image ideals are constructed through socio-cultural factors and the influence individuals have on one another. The ideal body representations that people are exposed to through the media are reinforced through mass media and individual behavior patterns. The media holds a powerful position with a lot of influence over individuals. The media has the ability to send messages to society about body images and what is considered to be