Medi Media's Impact On The Perception Of The World

Every individual has there own, unique lens to look through at the world and if there is a stain on the lens, it can impact the way we perceive the world. However, we already have a belief system in place because of how we were raised, our own experiences and how the society works. It’s easy to forget that everyone has a different perspective and experience than us and it’s extremely difficult to change a person’s beliefs/biases about the world. Already, we have given meanings and boundaries to things. For example, we automatically assume that the colour pink is what girls would wear instead of guys. Though it’s slowly changing, we have set this boundary of what colour belongs to which gender. Again, it isn’t easy to shift one’s paradigm. …show more content…
In magazines, we see women who are very thin and men who are very muscular and look healthy. Society has already built this norm that being skinny and having muscle is what being fit and healthy looks like. This belief of what a fit body should be can be really hard to shift and change. This goes back to how the society has an impact on the way we think. Our family and friends can play a hug role in the way we take care of our health and bodies. Everyone is raised differently; you could’ve grown up with parents or friends who believe that if you don’t have a fit body than you’re not healthy whereas another family wouldn’t teach that. We all tend to listen to our friends and we also want to make our family proud so we do as they say. As mentioned earlier, the way we were raised is another way that impacts our decisions and choices we