The Impact Of Disney Movies On Young Children?
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Given the existence of modern technology, individuals are immersed in the mass media now more than ever before. Media, especially television, is a source of entertain for adults, adolescents, and also young children. According to research, children reportedly spend approximately 2.5 hours a day watching television (Larson, 2001). However, there has been increasing awareness of the potentially problematic implicit messages that may be communicating to children through media consumption (Smolak & Murnen, 2001; Freeman, 2007; Levine & Murnen, 2009). Disney, one of the most successful establishments in the film industry with a target audience consisting mainly of children, should not exception to this scrutiny. Though a majority of its movies are …show more content…
Research suggests that experimental exposures to the thin ideal in television commercials was correlated with lower body satisfaction in females (Levine & Murnen, 2009; Slevec & Tiggemann, 2011). Girls were also found to have higher food consumption after playing with an averaged-sized doll compared to girls who played with a thin Barbie doll, and researchers propose that more realistic dolls may have reduced the pressure of feeling the need for restrictive diets (Anschutz & Engels, 2010). Studies examining the impact of Disney movies on young children indicate similar findings. Kindergarten girls who were exposed to Disney movies with female themes reported significantly lower body image satisfaction than the children exposed to Disney movies with nonhuman themes (Asawarachan, 2014). However, Hayes and Tantleff-Dunn’s (2010) findings report that girls ages 5-6 years old selected a thinner ideal self after Disney movie exposure, while children ages 3-4 did not, suggesting that there may be a relationship between developmental shifts and changes in body …show more content…
First, the content analysis will focus on the physical deviation of both female and male Disney characters’ body from the average woman and man using the measurements of waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-chest ratio (WCR) for each population, respectively. The average WHR and WCR of women and men are based on Crossley, Cornelissen & Tovée’s (2012) research. Based on the existing literature indicating the unrealistic body images in media, we hypothesize that the WHR and WCR for both female and male Disney characters, respectively, will be less than the average, healthy woman and man. Sexualization of Disney characters was also examined, focusing only on female Disney characters. Our coding scheme was developed based on Hatton and Trautner’s (2011) study measures on the sexualization of women in the Rolling Stone. Although Hatton and Trautner’s (2011) findings suggest that sexualization of females was greater in the 1990s until the 2000s, we approached conducting the measurements of sexualization of Disney female characters as an open
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the media, especially television, is a source of entertain for adults, adolescents, and young children. disney movies are informing children of stereotypical gender roles and contributing to body dissatisfaction through unrealistic body images.
- Argues that the media's effect on young children internalizes the thin ideal, as well as the issue of sexualization of young girls and women.
- Analyzes the physical deviation of both female and male disney characters' body from the average woman and man based on crossley, cornelissen & tovée's (2012) research.
- Analyzes how the media, especially television, is a source of entertain for adults, adolescents, and young children. disney movies are informing children of stereotypical gender roles and contributing to body dissatisfaction through unrealistic body images.
- Argues that the media's effect on young children internalizes the thin ideal, as well as the issue of sexualization of young girls and women.
- Analyzes the physical deviation of both female and male disney characters' body from the average woman and man based on crossley, cornelissen & tovée's (2012) research.
- Explains how media consumption contributes to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors, especially in women and girls.
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- Explains that body image is the perception, both thoughts, and feelings concerning an individual’s physical appearance.
- Explains that understanding the psychological and sociological impact of the media on the youth may help us understand the true causes of such vast amounts of body image dissatisfaction in the united states and will underscore the need for treatment by counselors, physicians, and policymakers to combat this hazardous and often deadly epidemic.
- Explains that body image dissatisfaction is directly related to distortion in perception, behavior, or perceived judgment to weight and body shape.
- Argues that body image dissatisfaction is an overlooked epidemic affecting a large amount of the female population throughout north america.
- Analyzes how advertising and media impact a woman's idea of body image. bessenhoff notes that exposure to media depictions of the thin ideal can have damaging effects for women.
- Explains that advertising is a multi-billion dollar business whose main concern is the selling of products by making an individual want them.
- Explains the sociological perspectives and impacts from the effects of media on women. the paper will review the social comparison theory of "the looking glass self" and symbolic interactionism.
- Explains symbolic interactionism is used to interpret how an individual may define a situation and construct the environment in which they live in.
- Explains that impressionable young women equate body perception with success, stating that if one is beautiful, then one's successful. supermodels have spoken openly about eating disorders and substance abuse.
- Analyzes how young women idolize the disney princess and prince, barbie and ken doll, and the star that may be pretty on the outside but is a walking disaster inside.
- Opines that body dissatisfaction disorder is a psychological disorder that affects our youth. kasey serdar notes that while changing the media's portrayal of what is considered beautiful is difficult, there may be hope for young women.
- Cites bessenoff, g. r. (2006, august 10). can the media affect us?
- Cites garner, d. m., garfinkel, p. e. schwartz, & thompson. cultural expectations of thinness in women.
- Cites the dartmouthcollege website: http://www.dartmouth.edu/thlab/pubs/98/heatherton_hebl_emh.pdf. posavac, h. d., s.
- Analyzes the impact of media images on women at risk for body image disturbance:three targeted interventions.
1905 wordsRead More - Busting Barbieanalytical essayImagine being a 5 year old girl playing with baby dolls and brushing your Barbie doll’s hair and feeling fat. A 5 year old feeling fat sounds crazy, right? Well with the influence Barbie has had for years is causing girls younger and younger to feel that their body is not “perfect”. Eating disorders, unrealistic expectations, and self-confidence are all at jeopardy once a young girl is rewarded with her first Barbie doll.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how barbie's influence on girls is causing them to feel that their body is not "perfect". eating disorders, unrealistic expectations, and self-confidence are all at risk once a young girl receives her first barbie doll.
- Analyzes how a psychology experiment in 2006 in the united kingdoms tested 162 girls between the ages of 5-8 to assess how girls view their body image.
- Analyzes how barbie targets young girls to fantasize about being perfect because girls are impressionable at all ages. slumber party barbie was introduced in 1965 and came with a bathroom scale permanently set at 110 lbs
- Analyzes how barbie's influence on girls is causing them to feel that their body is not "perfect". eating disorders, unrealistic expectations, and self-confidence are all at risk once a young girl receives her first barbie doll.
- Analyzes how a psychology experiment in 2006 in the united kingdoms tested 162 girls between the ages of 5-8 to assess how girls view their body image.
- Analyzes how barbie targets young girls to fantasize about being perfect because girls are impressionable at all ages. slumber party barbie was introduced in 1965 and came with a bathroom scale permanently set at 110 lbs
- Explains that body dysmorphic disorder is a psychological disorder in which one becomes obsessed with imaginary defects in their appearance. barbie's lack of body fat would make it impossible for her to menstrate, and her waist would be 39% smaller than anorexia sufferers.
- Opines that barbie's should not be the only influential role model in the upbringing of a child, but many parents neglect this fact and reward their child with the doll so that they can continue with their busy life.
- Explains that barbie is a multi-talented, multicultural doll, but the study asked preschool-aged black children to choose between one caucasian doll and one with darker skin. self-loathing and internalized racism are huge factors.
- Analyzes how society takes advantage of young girls' insecurities and builds them throughout their lives. world wide eating disorders, low self-esteem, and false perception of beauty are all emphasized to girls.
- Opines that barbie is a role model but most girls' goals are unrealistic and can't be met. barbie provies alternatives to the female stereotype of mother and wife, but marriage isn’t perfect.
715 wordsRead More - Chuck E. Cheese Transformationopinion essayAnother source of influential figures from our childhoods comes from television. Television will include, for the purposes of this paper, advertisements, cartoons, and comedy shows. First, in advertisements, in 1994, Chuck E. Cheese was created as a chubby but healthy looking mouse. This changed in 2012, when Chuck E. Cheese transformed into a slender mouse. Please refer to images 8 and 9 in “Illustrations” to view the two variations. A transformation like this could influence kids into thinking that being a little chubby is not okay and that the only body type that is okay is a slender one. Moving on to cartoons, Disney has been creating princesses for ages, and most of them have the same features: slim but curvy frame, huge eyes, small
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how television influences our childhoods. chuck e. cheese was a chubby but healthy looking mouse in 1994, but changed in 2012 to slender. disney created female characters like lilo from "lilo and stitch."
- Compares the storylines of "that's so raven" and "lizzie mcguire." they conclude that television has increased its negative influence on children’s bodies.
- Opines that culture plays a big role in the formation of beauty standards as we grow with our families and culture.
- Analyzes how television influences our childhoods. chuck e. cheese was a chubby but healthy looking mouse in 1994, but changed in 2012 to slender. disney created female characters like lilo from "lilo and stitch."
- Compares the storylines of "that's so raven" and "lizzie mcguire." they conclude that television has increased its negative influence on children’s bodies.
- Opines that culture plays a big role in the formation of beauty standards as we grow with our families and culture.
798 wordsRead More - Disney Princesses' Influence on Young Childrenanalytical essayCritics have warned the public audience about Disney programming’s affect on the “invasion and control of children’s imagination” (Ross 5). These movies express the typical gender roles “such as males being physically strong, assertive, and athletic, and females being prone to overt emotion, inc...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that disney princesses have gone through dramatic changes to remain relevant to today's youth. the effects that can be influenced by the roles expressed in these types of films send mixed messages to the audience.
- Analyzes how disney princesses portray a typical female role in the film, showing the expected gender roles in american society. these gender-based stereotypes are influenced by the time period they were made in.
- Analyzes disney programming's affect on the "invasion and control of children’s imagination." the earlier films, snow white, cinderella, and sleeping beauty, showcase how women are supposed to take care of the house and children.
- Explains that disney princesses have gone through dramatic changes to remain relevant to today's youth. the effects that can be influenced by the roles expressed in these types of films send mixed messages to the audience.
- Analyzes how disney princesses portray a typical female role in the film, showing the expected gender roles in american society. these gender-based stereotypes are influenced by the time period they were made in.
- Analyzes disney programming's affect on the "invasion and control of children’s imagination." the earlier films, snow white, cinderella, and sleeping beauty, showcase how women are supposed to take care of the house and children.
- Analyzes how the first three disney princess films, released during walt disney's lifetime, frequently showed the princesses doing domestic work.
- Explains that in most disney princess films, the mother is missing in the story. their void is filled with over-bearing fathers, or mother-like-figures consisting of step-mothers or fairy god mothers.
- Analyzes how in beauty and the beast, belle sacrifices herself to stay with beast instead of her father. pocahontas' father, chief powhatan, believes that her marriage to kokoum would be beneficial.
- Analyzes how ariel, from the little mermaid, showcases rebellious behavior by gambling her voice for the sake of legs. her lack of freedom by her father, king trition, reflect her behavior.
- Analyzes how the films show the princesses being conflicted on their decisions, but that selfish rebellion is essential for the plot.
- Analyzes how the effects on young children, mainly young girls, after watching these movies reflect the gender roles taught in the films.
- Analyzes how disney imbeds gender roles that are way past their prime, moving the stereotypes slower than the rest of the world, and changing them has taken a drastic overturn to make it happen.
- Cites monika bartyzel's article, "girls on film: the real problem with the disney princess brand."
- Cites england, descartes, and collier-meek for proquest's "gender role portrayal and the disney princesses".
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