Gender And Body Image: The Influence Of The Mass Media

The world we live in is such a complex place that we are all trying to just function and survive in. As we all grow up we go through the phases of figuring who we are and who my want to be. That’s when people figure out their gender and sexual orientation. As in our world, gender is defined by the state of being male or female. Sexual orientation is a person’s sexual identity and expression. That might be different from our cultural expectations that is based on the sex the person was assigned at birth. There are many factors that come up when people are trying to figure who they are. An important process in growing up in life is, an individual’s body image. Body image is defined as a subjective picture or mental image of one’s own body. …show more content…
Especially, during the teenager years it’s an important phase in a person’s life when they are trying to figure out who they are and who they feel most comfortable being. The society puts a lot of pressure on the people from so many directions; like from financial and career decisions to lifestyle choices. One of the most influential factors in our society that affects every individual is the mass media. As the mass media is defined has an expanded collection of media technologies that reaches out to a large audience through the many ways of social networking. As it is a known fact the mass media has caused a lot of social issues through out our world. The correlation between mass media and body image is a touchy subject for many people, we all see how powerful and damaging the mass media is to people. As we also know that a persons’ self “body image” is also a very vulnerable factor is person’s …show more content…
There are so many concerns in our society and culture on how much it has actually damaged people’s lives. As it is known that adolescence girls are often the most vulnerable group that has been affected the most with body image issues. As it is also known that body image has also been a struggle for boys too. The article from Huffington Post, It’s Not Just Girls. Boys Struggle With Body Image, Too. written by Rebecca Adams brings up how body image doesn’t only affect girls but it is also a concern on boys too. She points out a lot of important aspects of different factors on how a person’s body image affects them physically and cognitively. She wrote about how pop culture sends a certain message to boys and girls. The concern for boys and body image issues has been more acknowledged recently because it has negatively impact boy’s lives. It’s important to really see how serious and strict women and men might be with their physical