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Media's Impact on Body Image of Women (Media's Impact on Body…
Media's Impact on Body Image of Women
Alternatives/Solutions
Include more diversity in the media/body positive
Encourage people to spend less time being exposed to media (watching TV, being on Instagram, etc)
Ban photoshop or at least display whether or not an image has been retouched
Different Prespectives
What the data/research says
Women who are exposed to media show higher body dissatisfaction
Girls exposed to media much more likely to diet
What people who have suffered from eating disorders say
Many say their eating disorders had nothing to do with barbie/media
Body dissatisfaction vs. body dysmorphia vs. eating disorders
Eating disorders are often seen as lifestyle choices and not as illnesses
Many also say that the media did play a role in their behavior
What Psychologists say
Media is linked with low body dissatisfaction
Psychology of eating disorders/if they can be influenced by media
"whats beautiful is good" concept
Historical Aspect
How the media has come to be what it is
History of magazines, TV, advertisements, social media
How the media came to target women
How the media came to use women as tools for selling products, commodities, services, and feelings
How beauty ideals have changed over time
1920's Flappers: slender, lean builds
1940-50's Pin Up Girls: Curvy, photos were mass produced & meant to be pinned up on walls
1960's Twiggy (pop star): Twiggy, skinny, extremely slender
1990's Calvin Klein: "Thinspiration", wispy, slender, drugged look
Currently
How the media plays a role in creating and circulating beauty ideals
Through TV, advertisements, movies, social media
Media's Impact on Body Image of Women
The specific body type that dominates the media
Links to body dysmorphia and disordered eating
Being exposed to perfect ideals makes people desperately want to achieve them
No personality trait can compensate for the value of being beautiful
Research shows women who are exposed to media have greater body dissatisfaction
What the Media Consists of
The media is everywhere constantly & nearly impossible to escape from
Average person exposed to 4,000-10,000 advertisements every day
Americans spend an average of 5 hours per day on phones
Average person spends more than 5 years of their life on social media
Includes TV, magazines, ads, social media (instagram, facebook)
Media: viewing with no interaction
Social Media: aspect of interaction, communication, searching for validity
Doesn't depict accurate representations of the female body or reality regarding beauty
Unrealistic and unachievable standards and expectations of beauty
Dishonesty: most everything is photoshopped/retouched
Consumers have no idea that the image or film they're viewing has been retouched or has special effects. The message is that it's natural and an image that can be attained