Perfect Body Image Essay
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“Beauty is only skin deep.” Everyone knows the quote, yet why is it that we still struggle to look our best? Why is it that some women bother to wake up an hour early to do their hair and makeup? Its simple etiquette, some might argue. However, etiquette aside, why is it that twentymillion people in America alone suffer from eatingrelated disorders? Why is it that a 38 inch plastic doll is a little girl’s role model? This is why (visual aid). Magazines, movies, newspaper advertisements, the internet. All of these tend to showcase seemingly thin, beautiful, toned models and celebrities, causing many women in the world to be pressured to have the ‘perfect’ body image, never satisfied with their own bodies and looks and willing to do anything to achieve the ideal image, even if it means having to subject themselves to dieting, hunger and eating disorders. Now, what should blame for this unhealthy obsession that has bloomed among today’s women? Of course it would have to be the media. Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely other causes of eating disorders, but with constant advertising and material showcasing visuals that feature seemingly flawless and thin women, who would not feel insecure? Who would not feel influenced to want to have a similar body image? The very image of the ‘ideal’ woman has caused many women around the world to place outer appearance on a pedestal, to hate their own image, and ultimately fall victim to terrible eating disorders. My name is Valerie, and the purpose of my speech today will be to convince you that the portrayal of a woman’s body image by the media is the root cause of eating disorders and selfesteem issues among women and girls today and thus implore your support in getting the media to stop... ... middle of paper ... ...ing is very wrong. Today I have gone over three main points to aid me in persuading you of my cause against this unhealthy promotion of an unattainable body image by the media: The highly negative effects on body image caused by the media, the ways the media promotes an unhealthy, unattainable body image of a woman as the ‘perfect’ and ‘ideal’ image, and last but definitely not least, how the emulation of this sort of body image can be prevented. With that, I do hope I have managed to convince you that the portrayal of a woman’s body image by the media is the root cause of eating disorders and selfesteem issues among women and girls today and thus implore your support in getting the media to stop airbrushing and promoting these unattainable images of perfection. Everyone deserves to feel beautiful. The eradication of the pressure to be perfect begins with the media.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the media is responsible for the unhealthy obsession that has bloomed among today's women.
- Opines that the portrayal of a woman's body image by the media is the root of eating disorders.
- Describes the causes of eating disorders and self-esteem issues among women and girls today and urges the media to stop airbrushing and promoting these unattainable images of perfection.
- Analyzes how the media promotes the unhealthy, unattainable body image of a woman as the ‘perfect’ and ‘ideal’ image.
- Explains that media refers to the main means of mass communication (esp. television, radio, newspapers, and the internet) regarded collectively.
- Explains that the most common behavior that will lead to an eating disorder is dieting, according to professor natalia zunino of the american anorexia and bulimia association.
- Analyzes how the media influence people to feel like they don't have the ideal body image. they promote a perfect, unattainable, ‘ideal’ image, and will tell you how.
- Explains that the media is widely used for advertisement purposes, and argues that women's body image has become a norm for companies to promote their products.
- Explains how the media promotes the unhealthy, ‘ideal’ body image of a woman by using airbrushing.
- Explains that many of these models and celebrities are actually struggling with eating disorders, yet the media has to retouch them to make them look less hungry and more healthy.
- Opines that barbie, over the years, has become an icon of inspiration to little girls, as promoted by the media. however, these dolls, and other cartoons and shows that feature young characters, are actually impacting a girl’s view on her own body image.
- Opines that unrealistic body images being introduced at such a young age are worrying as they are reinforced by media advertising, television and hollywood.
- Opines that companies can advertise with women of all shapes and sizes, such as what the company ‘dove’ is doing, to stop giving people the idea that only a certain body image is beautiful.
- Opines that the media needs to stop airbrushing and promote real, healthy images. promotion of self-love as the ideal should also be done.
- Explains that eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. earning money and successfully selling products is more valuable than a person’s life.
- Explains that they have gone over three main points to aid them in persuading you of their cause against this unhealthy promotion of an unattainable body image by the media.
- Opines that portrayal of a woman's body image by the media is the root cause of eating disorders and self-esteem issues among women and girls today.
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- Explains the causes of unrealistic body images. women are bombarded daily with the media's images of ultra-thin women.
- Explains that the media's unattainable standards have created a generation of females that are dissatisfied with their bodies at an early age.
- Opines that the media is often a major contributing factor for people with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
- Explains that unrealistic body images in the media contribute to depression and anxiety. in canada alone, between 80 and 90 % of women and girls are unhappy with the way they look.
- Opines that the media forces unrealistic body images into women's minds, which have a huge effect on their mental health. the media should not determine what beauty is.
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- Explains that eleven million women in the united states suffer from eating disorders — chronic dieting is a direct consequence of the social pressure on american females to achieve an impossible thinness.
- Defines body image as an individual's subjective concept of his or her physical appearance. it involves both a perceptual and attitudinal element.
- Explains that body dissatisfaction in childhood and adolescence persists into adulthood and is most prevalent in females.
- Analyzes how advertising involving thin and attractive women is related to chronic dieting, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders in american females.
- Explains the relationship between the attitudinal component of body image and locus of control.
- Analyzes how the american female's obsessive quest for the perfect body is reflected and promoted by advertisements.
- Analyzes how women who are dissatisfied with their bodies are vulnerable to advertising that portrays female models that exemplify thinness as a necessity for feminine beauty.
- Explains that attractive people tend to be more persuasive because others credit them with desirable traits such as sociability, poise, and popularity. in the united states culture, an appearance has important social consequences.
- Analyzes how the social comparison theory developed by festinger explains why women feel compelled to be thin.
- Explains that a study conducted by murray, touyz, and beumont examined the extent of subject’s awareness of body ideals and how they felt influenced by the media.
- Explains that fashion advertisements have a negative effect on body image attitudes and behaviors among american women.
- Explains that three-quarters of the subjects in all the groups reported that some types of female figures are unacceptable by society.
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- Explains that family members can unintentionally be the beginning of a dark road for eating disorder victims.
- Explains that pressure is present in every aspect of young girls' lives, and if they aren't cared for and loved, it could change their lives.
- Opines that eating disorders are a mystery to every soul in this world. if we can pinpoint the origins of these horrid diseases, why aren't we doing everything in our power to eliminate them?
- Explains that eating disorders are hard concepts to grasp. they ruins lives, ruin families, and ruin souls everywhere. women are constantly being exposed to society's idea of perfection through media.
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- Explains that ninety percent of the eating disorder cases occur in women ages twelve to twenty-five and many researchers believe the media is to blame.
- Explains that anorexics have a form of body dysmorphic disorder; they restrict the amount of food they eat and over-exercise. bulimia nervosa is more difficult to detect.
- Explains that the media shows women that represent beauty, even if these women are not real. teenagers don't understand the difference between real and fake.
- Explains that the average teenage girl is exposed to one hundred eighty minutes of media a day. studies have found that girls think it is important to be thin and look like the women on television of magazines.
- Explains that the media fed values and morals into society before world war two, but in the 1960s, the audience was not a passive receiver of the values.
- Explains that girls are most insecure about their appearances during puberty since they are experiencing the physical changes of puhood. curvaceous models have declined and the emphasis on fitness is not to be healthy, it’s to become more attractive and popular.
- Explains that studies have shown links between watching television and body dissatisfaction, but one study showed no link between hours of television watched and the drive for thinness in adolescent girls.
- Explains that media influences how women and girls view themselves and this is proven in a recent study in fiji.
- Explains that adolescents are vulnerable to the media and are greatly influenced by its messages. many studies have shown media's link to eating disorders.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that people always see "flawless" women as their advertisements. they have a poor body image, which can cause mental breakdowns, or eating disorders. thin models negatively affect children and young women.
- Explains that girls obsess over thigh gaps and flat stomachs because they believe they aren't beautiful enough. obsession with leg shape is amplified by social media websites and their influence on teens and young girls.
- Explains that subliminal messages are sensory stimuli that register under an individual’s level of conscious perception and can be noticed only by the subconscious mind.
- Explains that the makers of tv shows and advertisements brainwash children by placing messages never to be deciphered by the conscious mind, but instead propagating the subconscious, into behaving a certain way.
- Explains that media images of the unattainable thin body are seen on billboards, magazines, in commercials and in ads. social endorsements found in the media portray an ideal body have led to body image disturbance and dieting disorders.
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- Argues that the media is corrupting individuals to develop eating disorders and body dissatisfaction.
- Analyzes how morris and katzman's "the impact of the media on eating disorders in children and adolescents" study showed that the media was the primary culprit for causing eating disorders and body dissatisfaction.
- Analyzes how the media contributes to the development of anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating.
- Analyzes how "body image within the vandy bubble" agrees with morris and katzman by stating that exposure to certain ideas can change individual’s perceptions of reality.
- Analyzes how morris and katzman believe that by monitoring what the individual watches, the problem can be solved, while "exploring" argues that even without the media, this issue will still be a cause for concern.
- Explains morris, anne m., katzman, debra k. the impact of the media on eating disorders in children and adolescents.
- Explains that body image within the vandy bubble. n.p., 03 feb. 2011, web. 08 mar.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that perfect bodies influence the way we think about our bodies, creating an ideal image. famous people in media who have unrealistic bodies are playing out this image and setting standers of beauty for everyone.
- Analyzes how media influences the way people look at themselves. teen girls spend an average of 31 hours watching tv, 10 hours online, and four or more hours looking at magazines.
- Explains that media influences women's perceptions of their bodies, but little research has been done on the effects of media on males.
- Explains that the study shows that both male and females have body image pressures from media. not everyone defines themselves as dangerous, exciting, powerful, wealthy, tough, no emotions, loves violence, and controlling women.
- Explains that dieting is a multi-billion-dollar industry that generates at least 55.4 billion in revenue each year.
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- Explains that the media has one of the most influential impacts on what is seen as beauty in society. women spend thousands of dollars on products and cosmetics to achieve unrealistic and unhealthy look of models on advertisements.
- Analyzes the irony of the "i love my body" lingerie campaign, which promotes healthy bodies and encourages women to love their skin, contradicting the image that is portrayed in the campaign.
- Analyzes how magazines use images of youthful looking models to promote lingerie. beauty is seen as youth in this advertisement since all of the women in the photo appear to be young in age with no signs of aging.
- Analyzes how marketers used pink in the ad to attract women. pink hasn't always been seen as feminine, but it was more masculine.
- Analyzes how white, upper class domination is evident in this image because of the amount of caucasian individuals in the photo, in relation to the number of coloured women. aboriginal women were treated with disrespect, and were used to attain native status when european settlers came to canada.
- Explains that media has a large impact on women's views and confidence about their image. the barbie advertisement opens women’s eyes about the reality of media.
- Analyzes how imagery in their project reflect their thoughts about representations of gender in consumer culture. marketers influence women into buying products that will make them look youthful and thin, in order to make a profit.
- Explains that the song "sexy bitch" by akon supports the idea that women are seen as sexual objects of men.
- Analyzes how the media has a large impact on women's health and self-esteem. marketers use flawless models in their advertisements to attract women and induce marketing comsumption of their product.
748 wordsRead More - Idealized Body and Social Mediaopinion essay“From children's toys to TV programs, images of the idealized body have permeated every level of our visual culture” (Swinson). As the Advertisement industry continues to grow, the focus on looks is increasing as well. With around half of the advertisements using beauty as an appeal to sell their products(Teen Health and the Media), the pressures to be 'perfect' are causing women to become dissatisfied with their looks, driving them to turn to unhealthy measures. The average teenage girl gets a significantly greater amount of media time each day compared to the amount of time they spend with their parents, this is usually around 180 minutes of media per ten minutes spent with their parents (Heubeck). With so much time spent on media influenced activities, and the constant exposure to unhealthy models, it is no surprise that women are being influenced. Most female fashions models wear a size two or four, while the average American wears a size twelve or fourteen (Mirror-Mirror).When advertisements manipulate the photos of their models, it alters the way that women view themselves. Advertisers should not be allowed to promote unhealthy body images because it leads to an increase in self-consciousness, eating disorders, and suicide.
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- Opines that advertisers should not promote unhealthy body images because it leads to an increase in self-consciousness, eating disorders, and suicide.
- Opines that the media's emphasis on having a flawless body, or face, is starting to influence girls at an early age.
- Explains that the media's influence on body image is attacking self-confidence, leading to eating disorders.
- Explains that suicide is a long-term solution to temporary problems. people take their own lives because they have been driven to the point where they believe that they will never be good enough, and are completely worthless.
- Opines that the media should not promote unhealthy body images.
950 wordsRead More - Negative Essay On Medias Body Imageopinion essayOver 91% of men and women are self-conscious about how they look due to the media. The media projects an image of what a perfect body should look like for the women and also for the men. They describe a woman’s perfect body image to be thin, tall, with flawless skin and luxurious hair. Also, they describe a man’s perfect body image to be muscular, tall, and with a perfect glowing tan. The age group of people who are self-conscious about the way they look ranges from the youngest of 6 year olds to around 50 years old. Even though many people try to achieve the body image the media portrays, they often don’t succeed and get discouraged. Men and women often turn to either suicide or eating disorders. In the United States alone, 24 million people have been diagnosed with an eating disorder, because they want to be as skinny as the models on television and in magazines. Should the media be blamed
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- Opines that the media should not be blamed for the mental and physical harm that happens to people because they cannot be there to watch everyone's life.
- Opines that the media shouldn't idolize a perfect body image, because there's no such thing as perfection.
- Explains farrar, tabitha, and mirror-mirror's body image of women.
- Explains that image, and eating disorders, is a topic covered by the national eating disorders association.
- Opines that the media should stop portraying a perfect body image because not everyone can look like them.
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- Explains that fat phobia is one of the major causes of anorexia, and 81% of ten year old girls fear becoming fat. a body image complex is very serious mental issue that becoming more and more eminent in society today.
- Explains that eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, are unique and complex mental disorders. they cannot be simplified into a single cause.
- Explains that anorexia is the third most common disease among adolescents, and that 86% of students experience the start of an eating disorder by the age of twenty.
- Argues that as eating disorders become more prominent in society, what the media shows to impressionable young women (and men) should be censored.
- Analyzes how the introduction of photoshop helped to create a view of perfection that virtually does not exist. women in magazines have been stretched, shrunk, and altered to the point where they are almost unrecognizable.
- Analyzes how leah hardy, former editor of cosmo, saw the ravishing effects the models' health had on their bodies.
- Opines that it is time to stop idolizing skinny women, as the media control more influence on eating disorders and the best way for average women and models to look.
- Cites anad.org, national association of anorexia nervosa and associated disorders, and goldring, megan and steven lopez, ph.d.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that the media is a fascinating tool that can deliver entertainment, self-help, intellectual knowledge, information, and other positive influences, but it has an unrealistic body image that targets young women.
- Analyzes how the media, and its air-brushed models, urge women to change their appearance to gain popularity and confidence with their new looks.
- Argues that the media is irresponsible towards women as it advertises various products or treatments for those who wish to achieve a specific body image.
- Explains how the media and its promotion of model-type body images can dramatically affect women who are seeking perfection.
- Concludes that the media promotes a physical and psychological disease among women through unrealistic body images as it urges them to change their bodies, buy "enhancing" products, and redefine their opinions.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains how media impacts people's lives in many ways, including how women view their bodies. movie stars and models feel pressured to look good in order to have a good career in their respective fields.
- Explains that an eating disorder consists of extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss.
- Opines that there is no argument as to whether the amount of cases that are reported have been on the rise.
- Reports that the number of children under the age of twelve that were hospitalized for eating disorders increased 112% between 1999 and 2006.
- Explains that while people agree that eating disorders can be influenced by internal struggles, there are factors that point to the media. the problem with american teenage girls is that they look at stars like lady gaga, lindsay lohan, and the olsen twins as their role models.
- Opines that models work hard to maintain their image because it is what makes them their money. the media are to blame for the subliminal message that they send to children.
- Explains that people in the media have dieticians, trainers and gyms in their homes, but people are oblivious to this and see them as setting the standards for our looks.
- Explains that magazines and their editors take their pictures and turn them into perfection. they get rid of blemishes and make them look skinnier. extreme dieting can develop into an eating disorder.
- Explains that men put pressure on women to look good, directly and indirectly, so they can feel more confident about themselves.
- Explains that the media influences what a woman's body should look like. however, most women can't achieve the super-thin body that media favors.
- Explains that research has shown that children as young as five years of age are experiencing body image related anxiety. internet websites are devoted not only to dieting, but support groups for people with eating disorders.
- Evaluates linda's credentials, stating that she teaches women and body image courses at mgh institute of health professions and has received the institute’s nancy watts excellence in teaching award in 2007.
- Explains that the media focuses mainly on an ideal image of the body. adolescents compare their bodies to the images of models that are shown in magazines.
- Explains that pipher states that research shows that women are ashamed of their bodies. it used to be only older women ha body image issues. beauty is an image of a woman "just short of starvation."
- Explains strasburger's argument that the media is to blame by using a study done in fiji.
- Opines that strasburger's report was the most credible source that they could have asked for. it was part of pedeatrics' official report on media and televisions affect on the health of children and young adults.
- Analyzes how smolack uses stice's views to support her argument on eating disorders. the mass media promotes body shapes, styles of clothing, and other images that symbolize themes of gender, race, class beauty, identity, desire, success and self-control in societies.
- Explains that the mass media plays a role in the reinforcement and development of attitudes, goals, and practices that contribute to the spectrum of eating disorders.
- Analyzes smolack's argument that magazines are just one form of media readily available in many homes, libraries, bookstores, and offices.
- Explains that almost every american household has at least one tv. children and adolescents spend more time watching television than any other activity, aside from sleeping.
- Explains that body mage is sensitive to manipulation by images and symbols and that some people are predisposed to comparing their body image to those of other women.
- Analyzes how the information provided by the book developmental...eating disorders helped them analyze how much they thought it would contribute to this paper.
- Explains that many people point to the media as the reason for eating disorders in youths. eating disorders are a complicated issue.
- Explains maslow's hierarchy of needs, which includes health, food, sleep, and other basic needs for survival. patients with eating disorders place belonging and esteem before food.
- Explains dr. john mead's opinion that separation anxiety is the root cause of eating disorder. he has been treating patients with eating disorders for roughly 35 years.
- Opines that there are genetic factors to eating disorders. a study conducted by a professor of psychiatry at the university of pennsylvania supports this.
- Explains that their great-grandmother, who had an eating disorder, was living in poland before world war ii. the fiji experiment shows that the media is to blame.
- Opines that media is not the cause of eating disorders, based on a study done by dr. walter kaye, who found that an area of the brain called the caduate, which is involved in linking actions to outcome and planning, was far more active than those of people who didn't.
- Opines that the media may play a role in enhancing eating disorders or making people prone to them, but it must not be the stem of them; there must be other causes.
- Explains that media images, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating in adolescent women.
2668 wordsRead More - Unrealistic Body Imagesanalytical essayBeauty is in the eye of the beholder. In our society today, people would rather see what celebrities are up to than what is going on with our health plan. Watching the news makes us aware of the latest trend, new gadget, who’s in rehab, or who has an eating disorder. In the eyes of society, women like Eva Longoria, Kim Kardashian, and Megan Fox are the epitome of perfection. What girl wouldn’t want to look like them? Unfortunately, this includes most of the girls in the US. Through TV shows, commercials, magazines or any form of advertising, the media enforces a certain body type which women emulate. The media has created a puissant social system where everyone must obtain a thin waist and large breasts. As a society, we are so image obsessed with the approval of being thin and disapproval of being overweight, that it is affecting the health of most women. Women much rather try to fit the social acceptance of being thin by focusing on unrealistic body images which causes them to have lower self esteem and are more likely to fall prey to eating disorders, The media has a dangerous influence on the women’s health in the United States.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the media enforces a certain body type which women emulate, which is affecting the health of most women in the us.
- Analyzes how the media presents an unrealistic body type for girls to look up to, not images we can relate to in everyday life.
- Analyzes how mass media has made the line between the delusion of perfection and reality awry.
- Argues that women should be noticed by their accomplishments, personality, and intelligence, not their physical aspects. models fear the thought of gaining a few pounds and what it might do to their career.
- Explains that obsessive media targets and forces women to hate their bodies, making them vulnerable to media stereotypes and prone to irrational diets.
- Explains that bulimia and anorexia are negative effects of trying to fit the picture of being thin. they say that people who want to be skinny and think they can do it quickly harm their bodies.
- Opines that the media has the power to make a woman or break her down, which in the end leads to negativity.
- Explains the negative effects of the media on a woman's self image, but there are positive aspects. women who are overweight or have extra pounds feel comfort when media presents them advertisements with larger women.
- Concludes that women should feel comfortable in their own skin and not feel inferior to the model on tv or pasted in a magazine advertisement. accepting one's self for who they truly are and what they have accomplished in life boosts our self-esteem.
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