One claim that I would like to make in my final paper is that not only does the medias influence negatively impact body image in women, but also it decreases the quality of life for those women. Negative body image leads to lower self-esteem, and that in turns leads to less chances taken in a career setting, lower grades, self-harm behavior, and a myriad of self-destructive actions such as drug and alcohol abuse. How I intend to support this claim is first providing information from the academic journals, studies, and books that I have chosen as my sources. Through these I will provide scientifically proven results to show how lower self-esteem negatively impacts individuals. Then I will provide personal accounts from my video sources to add
