In a global study girls from all around the world were surveyed and only a mere 2% of women would describe themselves as beautiful (Celebre). This is due to how women perceive their body image. How someone views their body, as well as how they assume others view their body, is defined as body image. “This image is often affected by family, friends, social pressure and the media” (“11 Facts about Body Image’’). In today’s society there is too much pressure on teenage girls to have a perfect body image and to fit in with a generic mold. Low self-esteem is very common due to how one perceives their body image. Negative thoughts towards a body image are more common than positive thoughts. As said before, only 2% of women would describe themselves
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Sometimes pressure of family members can have a larger impact on the girls than ads in public, due to girls being with their family so often. Abercrombie and Fitch clothing line CEO “admitted he didn’t want ‘plus sized’ girls wearing his clothes. Due to this the company doesn’t make clothing above a size large in shirts and a size 10 in pants to keep bigger girls out” (Moreau). This CEO has put pressure on girls to be a specific size and look a given way to wear certain clothes. This CEO also “admitted that only popular and cool girls are skinny” (Moreau). This is publically degrading women. Peers can also affect how one may view their body image. A survey was done of one thousand women, out of all the women 64% said that “ looking at photos on social networking sites like facebook and instagram left them feeling bad about their bodies” (Flam). Women see their peers taking ‘flawless’ pictures and posting them on social media, women then automatically start to compare themselves to their friends and peers and desire to look as they do. Women also feel pressure socially, to fit in with the generic mold. Girls have the feeling of the need to fit it, and to fit in they feel they need to be under society’s views of beautiful. But not just peers on social media have an effect on …show more content…
Low self-esteem is when an individual feels inadequate or unwanted and unlikeable. “Over 70% of girls age 15 to 17 avoid normal daily activities, such as attending school, when they feel bad about their looks” (“11 Facts About Teens and Self Esteem”). “75% of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging negative activities like cutting, bullying, smoking, drinking, or disordered eating. 7 out of 10 girls believe that they are not good enough or don’t measure up in some way, including looks, performance in school and relationships with friends and family members” (“11 Facts About Teens and Self Esteem”). Girls with low self-esteem are more likely to have their perceptions of the ideal body type distorted (McLeod). A result of low self-esteem, depression may occur in an individual. About 20% of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood (“11 Facts About Teens and Self Esteem”). There are more than 3 million depression cases just in the Unites States, per year (“Major Depression”). From low self-esteem girls can also develop eating disorders in an attempt to get a more socially acceptable body to raise their
Sometimes pressure of family members can have a larger impact on the girls than ads in public, due to girls being with their family so often. Abercrombie and Fitch clothing line CEO “admitted he didn’t want ‘plus sized’ girls wearing his clothes. Due to this the company doesn’t make clothing above a size large in shirts and a size 10 in pants to keep bigger girls out” (Moreau). This CEO has put pressure on girls to be a specific size and look a given way to wear certain clothes. This CEO also “admitted that only popular and cool girls are skinny” (Moreau). This is publically degrading women. Peers can also affect how one may view their body image. A survey was done of one thousand women, out of all the women 64% said that “ looking at photos on social networking sites like facebook and instagram left them feeling bad about their bodies” (Flam). Women see their peers taking ‘flawless’ pictures and posting them on social media, women then automatically start to compare themselves to their friends and peers and desire to look as they do. Women also feel pressure socially, to fit in with the generic mold. Girls have the feeling of the need to fit it, and to fit in they feel they need to be under society’s views of beautiful. But not just peers on social media have an effect on …show more content…
Low self-esteem is when an individual feels inadequate or unwanted and unlikeable. “Over 70% of girls age 15 to 17 avoid normal daily activities, such as attending school, when they feel bad about their looks” (“11 Facts About Teens and Self Esteem”). “75% of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging negative activities like cutting, bullying, smoking, drinking, or disordered eating. 7 out of 10 girls believe that they are not good enough or don’t measure up in some way, including looks, performance in school and relationships with friends and family members” (“11 Facts About Teens and Self Esteem”). Girls with low self-esteem are more likely to have their perceptions of the ideal body type distorted (McLeod). A result of low self-esteem, depression may occur in an individual. About 20% of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood (“11 Facts About Teens and Self Esteem”). There are more than 3 million depression cases just in the Unites States, per year (“Major Depression”). From low self-esteem girls can also develop eating disorders in an attempt to get a more socially acceptable body to raise their