For decades, women have become more concerned about their physical appearance and feel pressure to have the perfect body. They are constantly forced to consider their physical appeal and feel a certain way, pushing themselves to achieve the level of beauty that is defined by gender issues and portrayed by the media. The media’s representation of beauty needs to be altered because many women adopt unrealistic goals to be like models on magazines or televisions, also causes women to have lower self-esteem and develop eating disorders. Women should not experience any of these body image concerns; they should be able to redefine beauty and accept the way they are without comparing themselves to others. Gender issues in America have increased
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Women who have a low self-image and low self-esteem tend to feel unworthy and incapable which has led them to feel unhappy with whom they are in life. Positive actions that are performed well are frequently taken for granted while mistakes are laboriously looked upon. One 's position in life or previous experiences can also add to negative feelings. Even though these can lower self-esteem, a negative body image can affect self-esteem even more. Low self-esteem usually cannot be controlled— people suffering from low self-esteem tend to be insecure, confused about what is normal and they usually do not feel comfortable around others. Arroyo and Harwood introduced a research where they made several studies over body concerns and concluded “Americans are inundated with media images of beautiful, successful, and thin women and men. Thinness is associated with attractiveness, creating a pressure to be thin and a desire to fit the ideal body image.” (par. 48).Women’s self-esteem does influence their development; if they do not feel confidence, they will not be as likely to go out of their comfort zone and try new things, and therefore they may not be progressing to a more self-assured individual. Confidence is a tremendous key to living a happy and joyful life. Because of confidence, …show more content…
For many, this means undergoing extreme diets. The main target is to strive to physically be like their preferred figure on the cover of a magazine, and the effect is inducing harm to their body. This could probably indicate restrain themselves to the single meal a day, or consuming laxatives to avoid gaining weight. However, they are not informed or want to acknowledge the risk factors that, for example, laxatives, may be in possession of. “The largest group to abuse laxatives includes persons who have an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Adolescents and young adults with low self-esteem and poor body image are particularly prone to disordered eating and laxative abuse. Anorexia nervosa is the severe restriction of food intake to bring about drastic weight loss, which in turn causes dehydration and subsequent constipation. Bulimia nervosa is characterized by a cycle of binge eating followed by behaviors such as vomiting or laxative abuse to compensate or reverse the effects of binge eating” (par. 3) Holzmueller explains in her article how even though individuals may consume laxatives for a beneficial reason, it is also used in a contrary way. The action is needed in order to fight this problem, where many girls happen to be victims of
Women who have a low self-image and low self-esteem tend to feel unworthy and incapable which has led them to feel unhappy with whom they are in life. Positive actions that are performed well are frequently taken for granted while mistakes are laboriously looked upon. One 's position in life or previous experiences can also add to negative feelings. Even though these can lower self-esteem, a negative body image can affect self-esteem even more. Low self-esteem usually cannot be controlled— people suffering from low self-esteem tend to be insecure, confused about what is normal and they usually do not feel comfortable around others. Arroyo and Harwood introduced a research where they made several studies over body concerns and concluded “Americans are inundated with media images of beautiful, successful, and thin women and men. Thinness is associated with attractiveness, creating a pressure to be thin and a desire to fit the ideal body image.” (par. 48).Women’s self-esteem does influence their development; if they do not feel confidence, they will not be as likely to go out of their comfort zone and try new things, and therefore they may not be progressing to a more self-assured individual. Confidence is a tremendous key to living a happy and joyful life. Because of confidence, …show more content…
For many, this means undergoing extreme diets. The main target is to strive to physically be like their preferred figure on the cover of a magazine, and the effect is inducing harm to their body. This could probably indicate restrain themselves to the single meal a day, or consuming laxatives to avoid gaining weight. However, they are not informed or want to acknowledge the risk factors that, for example, laxatives, may be in possession of. “The largest group to abuse laxatives includes persons who have an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Adolescents and young adults with low self-esteem and poor body image are particularly prone to disordered eating and laxative abuse. Anorexia nervosa is the severe restriction of food intake to bring about drastic weight loss, which in turn causes dehydration and subsequent constipation. Bulimia nervosa is characterized by a cycle of binge eating followed by behaviors such as vomiting or laxative abuse to compensate or reverse the effects of binge eating” (par. 3) Holzmueller explains in her article how even though individuals may consume laxatives for a beneficial reason, it is also used in a contrary way. The action is needed in order to fight this problem, where many girls happen to be victims of