Every generation has a set of beliefs that they admire and value for what it truly means to be beautiful. Back in our ancestor’s era, their interpretation for beautiful was the ideal women with large hips and breasts, a voluptuous woman such as America’s sweet heart, Marilyn Monroe. But in today’s 21st century, it is impossible to ignore the twig models on magazines, TV, and billboards. This has influenced many young girls’ ages ranging from fourteen to mid-twenties. Take in mind that the perfect woman that men desire are thin women. If these women feel like they do not live up to these expectations, then they see themselves as fat pigs. In order to understand Advertising, we need to understand the history and the great impact it made throughout the years. Because the advertisements of the Fashion Industry lead to negative impacts on teenager, several actions should be taken by the public in order to create awareness of these harmful effects.
Advertising has been a modern invention covering only about a century. But how would you define advertisings? According to the article “Truth in …show more content…
To raise an understanding of body image as social construction and encourage an acceptance of self and others with regard to body size and appearance. We can do this by going to schools and provide presentations, and slideshows. According to the Tolerance website article “Reshaping Body Image,” it indicated to tell students that the ideas in our society about body image are so “ingrained that most of us take them for granted and accept them as natural and normal. This might lead us to internalize negative concepts about ourselves and others, such as feeling like a bad person for being overweight or thinking that thin people are the most worthy friends. Ideas about body image, however, are not fixed or universal, and vary depending upon the time and place”
Advertising has been a modern invention covering only about a century. But how would you define advertisings? According to the article “Truth in …show more content…
To raise an understanding of body image as social construction and encourage an acceptance of self and others with regard to body size and appearance. We can do this by going to schools and provide presentations, and slideshows. According to the Tolerance website article “Reshaping Body Image,” it indicated to tell students that the ideas in our society about body image are so “ingrained that most of us take them for granted and accept them as natural and normal. This might lead us to internalize negative concepts about ourselves and others, such as feeling like a bad person for being overweight or thinking that thin people are the most worthy friends. Ideas about body image, however, are not fixed or universal, and vary depending upon the time and place”