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Does the media have a negative influence on young women?
- 1. Do the ImagesDisplayed by Media Have a Negative Effect on Young Women?
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- 3. Have you everseen images like these?
- 4. How did youfeel after seeing the image?
- 5. How did youfeel after seeing that image? Did you feel insecure or dissatisfied with your own body?
- 6. How did youfeel after seeing that image? Did you feel insecure or dissatisfied with your own body? It is likely that you have felt those dissatisfied feelings, but you are not alone.
- 7. Many images displayedby the media have negative effects on most people, especially young women. me
- 8. You might bewondering, “Why do these negative effects matter?”
- 9. Currently, there are10 million women in the U.S. suffering form an eating disorder.
- 10. “Eating Disorders arecharacterized by severe disturbances in eating behavior…. A disturbance in perception of body shape and weight is an essential feature of both Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.”
- 11. Eating Disorders Many womensuffering from eating disorders view themselves like the women in these pictures.
- 12. There is strongevidence that the media’s negative influence plays a role in the development of eating disorders.
- 13. How does themedia influence young women? #1: The media displays unhealthy and unrealistic images.
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- 16. A survey ofyoung women found they believed that “ideal teenage girl is described as 5’7”, 100 pounds, and size 5 with long blond hair and blue eyes”
- 17. A survey ofyoung women found they believed that “ideal teenage girl is described as 5’7”, 100 pounds, and size 5 with long blond hair and blue eyes” Unfortunately, this standard is unattainable for the majority of young women.
- 18. How does themedia influence young women? #2: The media uses unhealthy and unrealistic images to show “flaws” and “ideal body images” in order to sell products or ideals.
- 19. “Flaws” “thin body idealmay be just as effectively communicated by the portrayal of fatness as an undesirable trait”
- 20. “Flaws” Some companies arefighting for a change in advertising techniques that utilize flaws.
- 21. “Ideal Body Images” These“attractive” young are shown to make products appealing.
- 22. “Ideal Body Images” Thisad states by depiction that “attractive” women are thin.
- 23. How does themedia influence young women? #3: The Media is everywhere.
- 24. New technology allowsthe media to be everywhere.
- 25. The increased presenceof media makes it hard to escape the media’s negative messages. Increase in Smartphone Sales:
- 26. Being overwhelmed by negativemessages has been proven to increase the likelihood of developing body dissatisfaction and possibly an eating disorder.
- 27. When researchers showedcollege aged women only 10 minutes of footage displaying thinness as an ideal trait, the women expressed “higher rates of depression, anger, weight dissatisfaction, and overall appearance dissatisfaction.”
- 28. With the media’sincreased presence, you may think that this problem will never end…
- 29. With the media’sincreased presence, you may think that this problem will never end… With your help it can!
- 30. One in 10 Americanwomen struggle with some form of body dissatisfaction.
- 31. One in 10 Americanwomen struggle with some form of body dissatisfaction. This means that you likely know a woman who is hurting.
- 32. Help them byspreading awareness about the media’s negative messages and lies.
- 33. Help them byspreading awareness about the media’s negative messages and lies. Encourage them and support healthy life choices.
- 34. No one shouldever say any of the following statements:
- 35. No one shouldever say any of the following statements: “Magazine articles are an important source of information about fashion and being attractive.” “I’ve felt pressure form TV and magazines to lose weight.”
- 36. “Magazine articles arean important source of information about fashion and being attractive.” No one should ever say any of the following statements: “I’ve felt pressure form TV and magazines to lose weight.” “I would like my body to look like the people who are on TV.”
- 37. Lives are preciousand life is too short
- 38. Lives are preciousand life is too short for anyone to battle feelings of body dissatisfaction
- 39. Lives are preciousand life is too short for anyone to battle feelings of body dissatisfaction or an eating disorder because he or she does not meet the media’s standards.
- 40. Shouldn’t everyone beable to watch T.V., read a magazine, or check Facebook and not feel dissatisfied with his or her body afterwards?
- 41. References Slide7: Beresin, E.V., & Derenne, J. L. (2006). Body image, media, and eating disorders. Academic Psychiatry, 30, 257-261. Retrieved from http://ap.psychiatryonline.org/ article.aspx?articleid=50181 Slide 9: Going to extremes: Eating disorders. (n.d.) CNN Health. Retrieved from http:// www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/health/infographic.eating.disorders/index.htm Slide 10: DSM IV. (2005). Collins Dictionary of Medicine. Retrieved from http:// www.credoreference.com/entry/collinsmed/dsm_iv Slides 12,13,16-18: Heinberg, L.J., & Thompson, J.K. (1999). The media’s influence on body image disturbance and eating disorders: We’ve reviled them, now can we rehabilitate them? Journal of Social Issues, 55(2), 339-353. Retrieved from http:// onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/0022-4537.00119/abstract Slide 19: Harrison, K. (2000). The body electric: Thin-ideal media and eating disorders in adolescents. Journal of Communication, 119-143. Retrieved from http:// onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2000.tb02856.x/pdf Slides 24,27: Heinberg, L.J., & Thompson, J.K. (1999). The media’s influence on body image disturbance and eating disorders: We’ve reviled them, now can we rehabilitate them? Journal of Social Issues, 55(2), 339-353. Retrieved from http:// onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/0022-4537.00119/abstract
- 42. Slides 30,31: Goingto extremes: Eating disorders. (n.d.) CNN Health. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/health/infographic.eating.disorders/ index.htm Slides 32,33: Beresin, E. V., & Derenne, J. L. (2006). Body image, media, and eating disorders. Academic Psychiatry, 30, 257-261. Retrieved from http:// ap.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=50181 Slides 35, 36: Calogero, R.M., Davis W.N., & Thompson, J.K. (2005). The role of self- objectification in the experience of women with eating disorders. Sex Roles, 52, 43-50. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/article/ 10.1007%2Fs11199- 005-1192-9#page-1 Created by McKenna Bireley 4/25/13