she looks so perfect
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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She Looks So Perfect
DOES THE MASS MEDIA AFFECT BODY IMAGE AND SELF-ESTEEM OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS?
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Society has developed its own meaning of what is perfection. The mass media has helped elaborate the meaning. It has a large influence on how young ladies view themselves.
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the mass media
- any means of public communication that reaches a large number
- Television, newspapers, movies, and music
- Teenage girls can see at least 200 unrealistic advertisements each day
- Has become a semi-pornographic gateway
- Body image and self-esteem issues can arise
body image
- the perception of how attractive and beautiful of a person's body
- Society- "ideal" image
- tall and blond
- thin and a size 0
- Mass media-Adolescent girls should achieve this body
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self-Esteem
- Impression of oneself; self-respect
- Mass media has been connected
- Exposure can be toxic
- Social comparison
- Development of habits and disorders
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MASS MEDIA AND MARKETING
- Way to present product(s) to public-models and celebrities
- Magazines have become a principle tool in marketing
- Music-videos and songs
- Television-commercials
- Movies-sexuality
Models vs. average Women
- Average American model
- 5'11" and 117 pounds
- Average American women
- 5'4" and 140 pounds
- Models-airbrushed and photoshopped
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INFLUENCE AND NEGATIVITY
- Eating disorders-anorexia and bulimia
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Maturity-faster pace; appearance
- Hatred-Body dissatisfaction
promoting a positive outlook
- Give a reality check-no one is perfect
- Organizations-Dove and Seventeen Magazine
- Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes
- Stay true to yourself not what society or the media wants
- You are worth it
