Media And Its Negative Effects

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Social Issues

 

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Martin P

 

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October 16, 2014

 

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University

 

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With the constant exposure to media images of the “ideal” female body it is presenting an unrealistic “ideal” difficult to achieve and maintain it can lead to depression, lower self-esteem, and increases unhealthy eating habits. The average model portrayed in the media is approximately 5'11" and 110 pounds while the average American woman is 5'4" and 140 pounds (Holmstrom, 2004)...
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The portrayal of the ’ideal’ body size for women has changed in the media from the 1950’s of the full-figured, curved figure of Marilyn Monroe to the more modern thinner “stick-like” look of Kate Moss (Almond, 2000). Young girls look at these women as role models. As a result, Instead of realizing the distortion that these models have undergone like touch-ups, airbrushing, and digital editing these girls spend time worrying about how to lose weight...
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