When people usually think of eating disorders, they usually correlate it to woman, however there is a growing number of males whom are struggling with this disorder. According to the most recent survey cited and conducted by the by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Los Angeles Unified School District, high school males are twice as likely to vomit or use laxatives to manage their weight (Alpert). About 5.2% of those recent participants had recently dealt are still dealing with eating disorders. The statistical numbers are growing everyday due to the media’s portrayal of what body shape is a must to have. There is movies such as “Magic Mike” that influence men to use diet pills, vomit, and even starve themselves to have a body that they consider acceptable in todays culture. According to the article written by Emily Alpert, boys are as likely as girls to use diet pills, powders or liquids. About 6.2% said they recently used such substances, compared to 6.1% of girls. This percentage shows that males are struggling with eating disorders similarly as woman are within these past few years. Males feel that the less fat they carry shows dominant status. It is not just the unhealthy eating disorders itself; there is a severe usage of steroids jeopardizing men’s health as well. Males aggressively want to bulk up and be like the muscular Sylvester Stallone or Dwayne Johnson of today. According to Emily Alpert, “Steroid use is also on the rise among Los Angeles teen boys, the survey found, with roughly one out of 20 saying they have used steroids (Alpert)”. Steroid usage is dangerous and is frowned up on all sports, but even major athletes have been caught using them. The access to it does not seem challenging and ma...
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...from starvation nor enter a total intuition to receive help because of the bad characteristics that result from living inside one. Erving Goffman would predict that these men with severe cases of disorders would enter an institution to seek help and even lose a sense of their self. On the other hand, George Homans would say most these males with eating disorders should weight there costs and rewards because they should know better. I strongly feel the studies by both these theorists are precise and highly effective, especially for behaviors such as the one I chose. Especially with eating disorders on the rise, Homans and Goffman would definitely spend much time and effort into getting more details about this social issue. Overall, these two theorists have well prepared me to help anyone that might be going through life changing problems such as an eating disorder.
Introduction Therapy and inpatient psychiatric units can be extremely helpful for patients who need professional help. There are multiple types of inpatient facilities and many to choose from for a specific condition. Types of inpatient psychiatric facilities may include: drug addiction, alcohol addiction, sexual addiction, trauma, mental health disorders, eating disorders, or other conditions. Laureate Eating Disorders Program is an eating recovery center located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Laureate Eating Disorders Program
Anorexia Nervosa has been a problematic disease many women suffer from. The article “The Slender Trap” was composed by Trina Rys who is a stay at home mother with a husband and one daughter. Rys writes the main reasons a woman may develop anorexia from. She states that the psychological pressures, expectations of friends and family and influences of the media all are factors when a woman is inflicted with the disease. I strongly agree with Rys persuading argument that anorexia could be caused by an unknown identity and the overall main focus of the ideal image of a woman. Although, I believe Rys requires a stronger argument on whether food restrictions executed by parents are a major step to developing the harmful illness. She seems to put emphasize on mainly women but does not shine any light on men.
Bordo creates a harrowing argument in her essay. “The Globalization of Eating Disorders” shows its greatest strengths when supported by the essayist’s emotional appeals, personal observations, and statistical evidence. In her keenness to employ real facts and statistics, paired with her rhetoric, Bordo grants relevancy to her claim. Providing clarity on the recent development of eating disorders, Bordo shows her ability to argue as she voices her deep concern. Indeed, Bordo’s use of many of the components of a strong argument in her essay accomplishes its goal. Ultimately, Bordo’s selection provides its audience with enough reason to consider or reconsider their stances. Suddenly, the globalization of eating disorders has become global in a new way—in the awareness of men and women all around the
Erzegovesi's article “Eating Disorders” is about eating disorders or, according to the author, "Feeding and Eating Disorders." Erzegovesi goes into detail on some eating disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia, defining all the consequences, how they're diagnosed, the cures, etc. Being aware of the consequences of eating disorders is very helpful and informative. The author talked about the dangers of eating disorders to make people aware of what someone could get into, or the person could already be going through a disorder. This article will be helpful due to the information given on how to cure eating disorders.
“Anorexia Nervosa, AN, the most visible eating disorder, is a serious psychiatric illness characterized by an inability to maintain a normal body weight or, in individuals still growing, failure to make expected increases in weight (and often height) and bone density.” (cite textbook) The behaviors and cognitions of individuals with AN adamantly defend low body weight.
Powers, P.S., & Johnson, C. (1996). Small victories: Prevention of eating disorders among athletes. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 4, 364-367.
“Eating disorders are ‘about’: yes, control, and history, philosophy, society, personal strangeness, family fuck-ups, autoerotics, myth, mirrors, love and death and S&M, magazines and religion, the individual’s blindfolded stumble-walk through an ever-stranger world.” (Hornbacher, 4)
According to Beverly Ballaro, the combination of two trends, the technology-enabled media saturation of the American public, and the promotion by this media of highly unattainable body types, is largely responsible for an epidemic of body image pathologies afflicting American girls and women, as well as an increasing number of boys and men. She also mentions that the media has given certain images for each gender. Generally, for females the body image is extremely thin, and there is an emphasis on large breasts and for males, tall, slender, muscular and toned. For both genders, the most valued and appreciated appearance i...
The rising frequency of teen Internet and social media use, in particular Facebook, has cause parents to lose sight of these websites harmful attributes that lead to eating disorders and extreme dieting. Michele Foster, author of “Internet Marketing Through Facebook: Influencing Body Image in Teens and Young Adults”, published October 2008 in Self Help Magazine, argues Facebook has become the leading social network for teens and young adults aging 17 to 25 years of age, and is also the age range that has significant increases in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa in women. Foster accomplishes her purpose, which is to draw the parents of teen’s attention to the loosely regulated advertisements on Facebook and Facebook’s reluctance to ban negative body image ads. Foster creates a logos appeal by using examples and persona, pathos appeal by using diction, and ethos appeal by using examples and persona.
The media can impact people’s lives in many ways, whether it’s fashion, movies, literature, or hobbies. One of the impacts is how women view their bodies. Movie stars and models feel pressured to catch attention and to look good in order to have a good career in their respective field. People tend to judge how someone looks based on their body composition. The result of this “judgment” is that Hollywood is getting skinny. Since models and actresses serve as role models for people, people tend to want to look like them. The result of this seemingly harmless model of behavior is in an increase in eating disorders.
Bruch, Hilde M.D. The Golden Cage: The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1978.
Recently, a great amount of psychological literature has focused on finding biological and genetic causes of mental illnesses and disorders, including eating disorders. However, according to recent twin studies, the heritability component of eating disorders may only account for 0% to 70% of the variance (Fairburn, Cowen, & Harrison, 1999). The leaves an ample amount of room for speculation of possible environmental risk factors for eating disorders. In this paper, I wish to examine one possible environmental risk that has received attention since the mid-80’s. Since that time, researchers have searched to determine the relationship between childhood sexual abuse, or trauma in general, and the development of eating disorders.
In this day and age, hundreds or thousands of women and men are having an ongoing battling against themselves to meet up to society 's standards on body image. Every day people are sacrificing their bodies to strive for the "perfect" figure that would make them feel like they belong in our society. Because of society 's pressure, it has given men and women the immense amount of pressure to achieve these unrealistic goals. Needless to say, women and men are grappling with their inner demons to reach their goal of having the ideal body. In today 's society, men and women both struggle with body issues by the profound impact of social media and a lack of self acceptance; however, it appears that men are struggling more due to having to shield
Media has men cracking under pressure that they are discovering steroids to achieve this image, even youth. "Nationwide, about 4 percent of male high school students have taken steroids without a doctor 's prescription" (Carter, 2014, para. 7). With the pressure that is put on men, many are left with dissatisfaction and turning to other methods to use in their diets to achieve their goal. "Males with high concerns about muscularity who used supplements and other products to enhance physique were more likely to start binge drinking frequently and using drugs" (Carter, 2014, para. 6). Some go to high extremes that they fall into having a muscle dysmorphia. "One study found that those with muscle dysmorphia were more likely to have attempted suicide, had poorer quality of life, and had a higher frequency of any substance use disorder and anabolic steroid abuse" (Carter, 2014, para. 5). In fact, women are not the only ones who go through unnecessary extremes to meet eye-to-eye with the media to achieve the perfect body
Unfortunately, this has led to a powerful influence on how many women and teenagers view their bodies today and this has contributed to social issues such as eating disorders, the high rise of sales for over-priced diet supplements that promises to make women consumers at home look as good as the model. Society has made some women dislike themselves. Over the years, the average female body has grown larger and curvier but the media standards of the female body have remained thinner with less curves. Most models being displayed in the media are below the ideal body weight listed among the National BMI chart, thus meeting the diagnostic criteria for what is called anorexia nervosa disorder. Today’s magazines and advertisements are one of the prominent sources of idealizing these unrealistic images. This is a disturbing trend because many women and teenagers read these magazines, hoping that following the advice given, they will be more acceptable and attractive to many. These magazines and ads are marketed to help women better themselves by providing information and products that are supposed to make them look and feel better about themselves. The marketers will do anything to sell their product and make a profit, and anything can be sold if it appeals to today’s society