1. Body Image In The United States
In a study that was conducted in 1994 a direct relation between media exposure and eating disorders was found. This effect supports the idea that exposure to the media-portrayed thin ideal is related to eating disorders and that the media's focus on dieting may increase the risk for binge and purge behavior (Stice, Shaw, Stein, 1994). ... Studies have been done observing women from these societies when they are moved into societies where thin is in. ... A study by Rodin (1985) says that women over the age of 62 rate losing weight as their second greatest concern. ... Archer 5 You...
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