Media’s Negative Effect on Women Body Image

I. Images in the media argon having a negative impact on female body image and has given society a hazy meaning as to beautiful A. Models 1. Models give an unrealistic view of the grand woman they give the idea that you cannot be beautiful unless you are thin. 2. The number determine is taller and weighs 23 per cent, or almost a quarter, less than the mean(a) woman who is 54 and weighs 148 lbs. (Canadian Womens Health) 3. Models bodies have been getting capillary by the old age, and as the bodys keep slimming down women and girls in society are becoming more unhappy with their selves. B. Economic goals . There are no official statistics for spending on regimen products, simply estimates vary from $40bn to $100bn in the US al iodine more than the combined value of the governments budget for health, didactics and welfare. (Cummings) 2. By the media presenting an almost impossible ideal to get and maintain, the cosmetic and food industry be deigns profitable. 3. Ads are di rected mostly to younger girls purposely. C. Health issues 1. motion picture to images of thin, young, air-brushed female bodies is linked to depression, loss of self-esteem and the development of un goodish take habits in women and girls. . The American research group Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. evidences that one out of every four college-aged women uses unhealthy methods of weight control (bulimia, anorexia, overindulgence exercising, laxatives, skipping meals. ) 3. This has even affected younger girls, as low as 5-6 years old. 4. Nearly half of all preadolescent girls wish to be thinner, and as a result have engaged in a diet or are aware of the concept of dieting. (Tiggeman) 5.Researchers generating a computer model of a woman with Barbie-doll proportions, for example, found that her back would be too asthenic to support the weight of her upper body, and her body would be too delimit to contain more than half a liver and a a few(prenominal) centimet ers of bowel. Areal woman built that way would suffer from chronic diarrhea and eventually die from malnutrition. II. Although the damage has been well done, by eliminating the contrive women pictures and providing the society with a healthier view of themselves, womens views about themselves would be a lot healthier and they would feel uch happier. A. Although these campaigns have just started with their healthy ideas, many companies have tried to help with this problem and have stock much positive feedback. 1. In 2004, Dove launched the very successful weight-lift for Real Beauty which features real women, not models, advertising Doves firming cream. (Dove) 2. Dove has as well as recently launched a new campaign, 3. In September 2006, a word and media furor erupted when Spain banned overly thin models from its fashion runways. 4.Dove produced this icon in response to the negative comments of the changes of the companys models called Evolution which shows the shift key from a regular women to a model and how unrealistic perceptions of beauty are. 5. In 2010, Dove set out a bold new passel for the brand with the Dove Movement for Self-Esteem. ( Dove) III. not everyone agrees, however, that this is something wrong. A. The people that prosper from these ideas say 1. Women need to have more self control. a. Its not same(p) women can just avoid these ads, they are everywhere and have come to dominate our society.Depression and low self-esteem is not something that women want to have. Not everyone is born the same. 2. Obesity is a problem, thinner is healthier. a. Thinner can be healthier because obesity has become a growing issue but the media has taken it to their advantage. b. The thinness shown in magazines and models is not healthy, the models are always underweight which leads to fainting and serious health conditions including malnutrition. Works Cited Beauty and torso Image in Media. Media Awareness Network. N. p. , n. d. Web. 20 Nov 2011. . Cum mings, Laura. The diet business Banking on Failure. BBC news. N. p. , 05/02/2003. Web. 20 Nov 2011. . Body Image and the Media. Canadians Womens Health Network. N. p. , 2005. Web. 20 Nov 2011. . The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Dove. Dove, n. d. Web. 20 Nov 2011. .