Annotated Bibliography On Glassmeyer
Annotated Bibliography
How is an individual affected by living in a culture bedeviled by deep infatuation of a certain body image?
Glassmeyer, Daniel, et al. ”Weight Loss & Plastic Surgery." Bradley University:. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2016.
Glassmeyer addresses how our appearance-obsessed culture has facilitated an enormous incline in the pursuit of plastic surgery and consumption of weight loss products. Glassmeyer explains how transformation stories that drive body-enhancing advertisements captivate consumers with blandishments of beauty, improved self-image, and success. Recently, Glassmeyer describes, these industries have flourished and received more attention as individuals’ confidence in their bodies have plummeted. Glassmeyer clarifies …show more content…
Within the article, Roxby recognizes social media sites as a facilitator of demeaning commentary and a promoter of our instinctive tendencies to compare ourself to others that impairs the self-confidence of millions of active users. Roxby discusses how users utilize endless photo editing applications to enhance images to become eligible members in the “beauty contest dynamic” that pervades Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites. Roxby explains how society today uses social media as a primary mean of communication; therefore, endangering one’s self confidence by simply using these messaging sites is nearly …show more content…
Thompson addresses how “thin-ideal-internalization,” the internalization of society’s definition of attractiveness (not just thinness), gravely affects women in Western culture. Thompson explains how this glorification of an ideal body image is unhealthy and unachievable for most women. This definition of a desirable body, Thomas illustrates, is encouraged by social reinforcement or approval of this definition by family, peers, and media. Despite these body types serving as a distorted reality, Thompson elaborates on how women engage in extreme dieting in attempt to satisfy media’s perception of a desirable body. Thompson continues by showing how these attempts to attain the nearly unattainable result in eating disorders such as
How is an individual affected by living in a culture bedeviled by deep infatuation of a certain body image?
Glassmeyer, Daniel, et al. ”Weight Loss & Plastic Surgery." Bradley University:. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2016.
Glassmeyer addresses how our appearance-obsessed culture has facilitated an enormous incline in the pursuit of plastic surgery and consumption of weight loss products. Glassmeyer explains how transformation stories that drive body-enhancing advertisements captivate consumers with blandishments of beauty, improved self-image, and success. Recently, Glassmeyer describes, these industries have flourished and received more attention as individuals’ confidence in their bodies have plummeted. Glassmeyer clarifies …show more content…
Within the article, Roxby recognizes social media sites as a facilitator of demeaning commentary and a promoter of our instinctive tendencies to compare ourself to others that impairs the self-confidence of millions of active users. Roxby discusses how users utilize endless photo editing applications to enhance images to become eligible members in the “beauty contest dynamic” that pervades Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites. Roxby explains how society today uses social media as a primary mean of communication; therefore, endangering one’s self confidence by simply using these messaging sites is nearly …show more content…
Thompson addresses how “thin-ideal-internalization,” the internalization of society’s definition of attractiveness (not just thinness), gravely affects women in Western culture. Thompson explains how this glorification of an ideal body image is unhealthy and unachievable for most women. This definition of a desirable body, Thomas illustrates, is encouraged by social reinforcement or approval of this definition by family, peers, and media. Despite these body types serving as a distorted reality, Thompson elaborates on how women engage in extreme dieting in attempt to satisfy media’s perception of a desirable body. Thompson continues by showing how these attempts to attain the nearly unattainable result in eating disorders such as