Wanted: Positive Body Images
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When walking down a junior high, high school, or college hallway, dorm room, or locker room, it’s not an uncommon occurrence to hear a young woman say something bad about either her body or another girl’s body. Negative comments from peers tend to instill a deeper impact than merely hurting a child’s feelings because they lead toward lowered self-esteem or confidence, and a possible increase in dieting, exercise or eating disorders. Young girls require illumination at an early age towards positive body images, in order to avoid these repercussions and the extremity of committing suicide such as demonstrated in “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy from 1973. No matter the passing time or the era the world is in, young women maintain affected by negative body images which need to truncate at an early age before it the negativity has a chance to resonate in their impressionable minds. Since young girls are brought up to have these bodily expectations that are at times unreasonable, sometimes expectations arise from other peers causing name-calling and negative comments to ensue causing devastating consequences. In Piercy’s poem she talks about girls growing up with their traditional toys such as dolls and lipsticks. (643) At first Barbie looks like a harmless toy that girls have played with for 52 years (Gelder, 116) but conceivably the doll starts the problem due to Barbie prevailing to remain not typical to the average human body stature. Casey Tallent and Dr. Jan Deeds work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Women’s Center in the gender studies segment. In particular, this pair organizes a workshop that they bring to schools as early as the middle school years. They proportion out Barbie to how she would look in real life. In realit... ... middle of paper ... ...iously under weight, and they’re setting a terrible example.” The Report Newsmagazine 8 Oct. 2001. General OneFile. Web 8 Feb. 2011. Maxfield, Christine. "Body love." Women's Health Mar. 2009: 24. General OneFile. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. Park, Jane Shin. “Thin Ice.” Teen Vogue Sept. 2009: 166. General OneFile. Web. 8 Feb. 2011. Piercy, Marge. “Barbie Doll.” Literature and the Writing Process. Boston: Longman, 2011. 643 Print. Traister, Aaron. “Love your whole body (hey, he loves his): when men look in the mirror, they flex and wink at themselves. Women, on the other hand, mutter aloud about last night’s carbs. Aaron Traister has an urgent plea: relax! To the guy at the other sink, you’re a total babe.” Redbook Nov. 2010: 102+. General OneFile. Web. 7 Feb. 2011. Van Gelder, Lindsy. "A Barbie: World." Allure Feb. 2009: 116. General OneFile. Web. 9 Feb. 2011.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that negative comments from peers lead to lowered self-esteem and a possible increase in dieting, exercise, or eating disorders. young girls need illumination at an early age towards positive body images to avoid repercussions and the extremity of committing suicide.
- Explains that young women are affected by negative body images that need to truncate at an early age before it can resonate in their impressionable minds.
- Argues that unless teens find the right information from legitimate sites that truly want to help, the internet doesn't save teens from obliterating weird eating habits.
- Opines that negative comments from peers lead to lowered self-esteem and a possible increase in dieting, exercise, or eating disorders. young girls need illumination at an early age towards positive body images to avoid repercussions and the extremity of committing suicide.
- Explains that young women are affected by negative body images that need to truncate at an early age before it can resonate in their impressionable minds.
- Argues that unless teens find the right information from legitimate sites that truly want to help, the internet doesn't save teens from obliterating weird eating habits.
- Argues that hollywood's standard of a "normal" body becomes excessively distorted, changing the way young women feel about their own average body types.
- Opines that women feel pressured about their looks, believing they need to maintain a perfect body for the men in their lives.
- Explains that park, jane shin. “thin ice.” teen vogue sept. 2009: 166. general onefile. web.
- Analyzes van gelder, lindsy, "a barbie: world." allure feb. 2009: 116. general onefile.
- Analyzes how the 26-year-old is an alluring blank slate waiting to be filled with stories, aglow in the possibilities of youth.
- Analyzes how piercy's poem demonstrates the horrible fate that could become of a woman due to negative body image.
- Analyzes aaron traister's plea to the man at the other sink: relax!
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- Explains that barbie is a girl's introduction to the ideal image of the female body. she picks up an issue of glamour or allure, elle or fitness to educate her on how to fight off every bulge and run off the weight to keep her man
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- Analyzes the impact of media images on body image and behavior. hellmich, nanci, poulter, sean. size zero diets 'ruining girls'
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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 - Body Imageanalytical essayIn contemporary times, the influence of the media on all aspects of culture and society has spread everywhere. This is especially the case in United States. One of the social cultural aspects particularly influenced by the media is body image. A surprisingly large number of individuals, the majority of which are young women, develop their body image in accordance with the ideas advanced by the media, which judge women’s attractiveness based on how thin they are.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the influence of the media on culture and society has spread everywhere, especially in the united states. body image is one social cultural aspect influenced by media, which judge women's attractiveness based on their thinness.
- Explains that body-image plays an important role in our individualistic society, in which a woman's identity is closely related to her body.
- Explains that sensible women who feel they must lose weight are influenced by the ads on tv or on magazines, which advocate ways to become thin.
- Explains how the influence of the media on culture and society has spread everywhere, especially in the united states. body image is one social cultural aspect influenced by media, which judge women's attractiveness based on their thinness.
- Explains that body-image plays an important role in our individualistic society, in which a woman's identity is closely related to her body.
- Explains that sensible women who feel they must lose weight are influenced by the ads on tv or on magazines, which advocate ways to become thin.
- Analyzes how the media influence the social standards of female beauty. magazines, film, television, and children's television portray thin, long-legged women.
- Explains how the media influenced the culture of young women, which lied everywhere in our lives.
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