1. Gender Roles and Media Responsibility
Numerous individuals feel as if they are pressured by the idea of an ideal body image through the media. ... As it is clarified by Rodin, Silberstein and Striegel-Moore in the article, "The Contribution of Peer and Media Influences to the Development of Body Satisfaction and Self-Esteem in Young Girls: A Prospective Study" written by Hayley Dohnt and Marika Tiggemann, "Body dissatisfaction, or the desire for thinness [and muscle building], is so prevalent among women [and men] and adolescent girls [as well as boys] that it is now described as a "normative discontent"&q...
In the late 20th Century, mass media could be classified[by whom?] into eight mass media industries: books, newspapers, magazines, recordings, radio, movies, television and the internet. With the explosion of digital communication technology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the question of what forms of media should be classified as "mass media" has become more prominent. For example, it is controversial whether to include cell phones, video games and computer games (such as MMORPGs) in the definition. In the 2000s, a classification called the "seven mass media" became popular. ...
The outlandish practice of body piercing and altering the normal presence of the average teen is a form of rebellion against constricting parents, peers, and society. ... For the average teenager in America there is a lot of pressure to "fit in" with the latest fashion trends. ...