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The Media and Its Effect on Women and Their Views of Their Bodies

            The Media and Its Effect on Women and Their Views of Their Bodies.
             Distorted and unattainable sexist mass images are the inevitable.
             consequences of a social system in which those who are thin and big.
             breasted benefit most. We as a society have created an environment so.
             image obsessed that those with power give approval for being thin and.
             disapproval for being fat, creating a generation of women so self conscious.
             about their body image, that it is affecting their health. In this essay I.
             plan to discuss the inexcusable methods in which the mass media encourages.
             young women to disfigure and mutilate their bodies.
             When an obsessive media targets and forces young women to hate.
             their bodies it makes them more vulnerable to emulating media stereotypes.
             and prone to compulsive dieting. "Perfection looks like magic to those who.
             stand aside and do not know any better. The main problem with perfection.
             in a society so obsessed with perception is that it looks too easy." States.
             Florance Brone a physiologist from Michigan. Media purveyors promote the.
             message that unrealistic thinness equals sexiness and popularity, which.
             equals beauty, success and all the "good" things in life. Yet, recent.
             interviews have revealed that even glamorous and successful supermodels are.
             afraid of getting fat and what it might do to their careers. In many cases.
             the media has constructed faulty images that suggest that the influence of.
             gender in terms of "human nature" compel people in the eyes of the media to.
             behave and act in certain stereotypical ways, in turn causing young.
             impressionable women to be wrongfully misled.
             "Babies aren't born hating their bodies but instead grow up to.
             learn that fat is bad; and thinness will bring you happiness." states Sarah.
             Stephen in the 1998 article "Fat is Still a Feminist Issue" These images.
             are being taken to extremes throughout the fashion industry, often.
             displayed by the waif look of hollow cheeks and skeletal bodies.


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1. Media Correlation with Body Dissatisfaction

In many instances, individuals often have their own ideal body image, but because of standards that humanity has set for the "perfect body" that are reinforced through the media, men and women are expected to meet other standards. ... The impact that the media has on men and women may lead to self-esteem issues. ... In the article, "The Effect of Experimental Presentation of Thin Media Images on Body Satisfaction: A Meta-Analytic Review" Lisa Groesz, Michael Levine, and Sarah Murnen explain, "This perfect body has flawless skin, a thin waist, long legs, and well-dev...

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2. Media and Body Image

In todays society, the media has changed how women view their bodies. ... Another effect from media is that body dissatisfaction has began to appear because woman see themselves as fat or ugly. ... Media has taken a huge toll on women all over the world and because of this women pick out little things about their bodies, for example, a blemish or their weight, when in fact there is nothing wrong with their bodies at all. ... The media can search deep into the inner beings of women around the world and change the way that they view themselves, so much so that they begin to change their bodies...

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3. Women and the Media

Many of them see it as their only way to discovering the world. ... People feel that they are wise and independent individuals who do not need the influence of media to get through their daily lives. ... Throughout the body of this essay, and with proof of research, I will prove that the mass media has shaped our society's ideologies, norms and beliefs. ... Newcomb and Hirsch oppose Postman's arguments stating that the effect of mass media on the American Public may be explained through pluralism . ... One can completely argue that yes, they are able to distinguish this difference a...

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4. Pornography In The Media

It is the mass media, and even from the earliest days of its existence, it has contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten and enrich society, and ways that deteriorate and perplex it. ... As before, the media once again, is not to be held responsible for creating this image; these views are products of society. ... Many complaints are also made to the effect that pornography only offers a one-dimensional view to life; that women are seen as nymphomaniacs who are hysterically addicted to sex. ... It is also said that the media reduces women to a collection of b...

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5. Media And Pornography

It is the mass media, and even from the earliest days of its existence, it has contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten and enrich society, and ways that deteriorate and perplex it. ... As before, the media once again, is not to be held responsible for creating this image; these views are products of society. ... Many complaints are also made to the effect that pornography only offers a one- dimensional view to life; that woman are seen as nymphomaniacs who are hysterically addicted to sex. ... It is also said that the media reduces women to a collection of body parts through pornogra...

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  • Approx Pages: 11
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6. Porn In Media

It is the mass media, and even from the earliest days of its existence, it has contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten and enrich society, and ways that deteriorate and perplex it. ... As before, the media once again, is not to be held responsible for creating this image; these views are products of society. ... Many complaints are also made to the effect that pornography only offers a one-dimensional view to life; that women are seen as nymphomaniacs who are hysterically addicted to sex. ... It is also said that the media reduces women to a collection of body parts through ...

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7. Media Violence

- Violence on TV affects how children view themselves, their world, and their people. ... The increasing demand of comics, the wide use of the Internet, and viewing television and pornography are the main forms of media, which have caused people's minds to act in violence. ... People who view pornographic content in the Internet increase their sexual appetite and tend to fantasize about sex-related activities. ... Their need for sexual pleasure increases their desire to have sex. ... Furthermore, in a resent incident in Norway, two children beat another child by jumping and kicking the c...

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8. Communication

The third function of media is that it educates or socializes its audience. ... These images can have an impressionable effect on women and men who internalize these unrealistic representations of women in media. Today's media shows the blatant sexualization of women's bodies as being liberating and acceptable. ... Since majority of the media representations of women are sex based, men will continue to view women as sex objects that they have an obligation to posses and conquer. ... The media infantilizes women and thus men view women as innocent, vulnerable children who need to be t...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

9. Mass Media Or Mass Violence

It is the mass media, and even from the earliest days of its existence, it has contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten and enrich society, and ways that deteriorate and perplex it. ... As before, the media once again, is not to be held responsible for creating this image; these views are products of society. ... Many complaints are also made to the effect that pornography only offers a one- dimensional view to life; that women are seen as nymphomaniacs who are hysterically addicted to sex. ... It is also said that the media reduces women to a collection of body parts through pornog...

  • Word Count: 2641
  • Approx Pages: 11
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

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