How Does Technology Affect Body Image

Society in America is being harmed rather than helped due to the extreme progression, advancements, and involvement in technology.
Technology plays a large factor in the category of body image. One way that Americans are affected is when they see others on social media sites. They are dissatisfied with what they see because they reflect that upon themselves in a negative way. They look at these people with an unrealistic, unthoughtful realization. These realizations are made by many Americans, most might not notice that they are doing so. Social media and other forms of technology poses a negative effect on a society as a whole in terms of body image. Not only does the media portray negative effects on body image, it also possesses negative affect on the cognitive process of viewers in the general public.
Social media possesses negative effects on the cognitive process of viewers in the general public. Some may argue that they do not …show more content…
The youth is the future of not only America, but the rest of the world. Although technology is performing more and more for the people, there will always be a need for human labor. With this being said, the youth is crucial to the future. The youth needs to be informed the correct way, knowing and understanding the way technology persuades society. Félix Ortega Mohedano, Claudia Pereira Galhardi, and Juan José Igartua once did a study on the youth and how communications reach through to them, such as television. The youth views television quite a bit, whether they are watching their favorite cartoon or in the room with an adult viewing what that adult is. The conducted their research to inform the parents what television could be doing to their loved children. They argue that what children may be seeing now on television, can create some negative behaviors that can affect them later in life, like in