How the Media Effects Womans Body Image
Robyn Orton
Sociology of Change 370
Professor Robinson
March 1st 2013 Now a day’s the media is our main source of communication from the outside world in but I don’t think people really grasp how much of an impact it has on our daily lives and how it reflects our development process. In the article, Use of Objectification Theory to Examine the Effects of a Media Literacy Intervention on Women, Becky L Choma, Mindi D. Foster, and Eileen Radford explain, “Media are an effective avenue for relaying information to a vast number of people, and, like other social agents, they serve to shape social norms, values, and individuals’ perceptions of themselves. Unfortunately the messages sent and received through media about prescriptions for women’s appearance are not often positive or constructive. The ideal image of women shown in movies, television, and magazines has become increasingly thinner …” (Choma, Foster, Radford). Since the media portrays the perfect woman as flawless creatures that everyone adores, they feel forced to duplicate the projected body type in order to receive the same attention. The several styles of media such as printing advertisements, television and music tell the society things that may seem diverse but in actuality they are all projecting the same issues. Personally being a woman who struggles with weight issues the media has made it difficult for me to make life decisions independently due to its badgering approach for the pressure of the perfect body. I have chosen to focus on how much of an influence the media has on a women/ girls’ body image because I can relate to it and I know how many women out there struggle with body image issues. The knowledge I will gain in this topic will help me further understand how corrupt the media is which will lead to a better understanding to my patients I will have in the future as a high school counselor. We have socially created imagery as a way to identify one another. Just as race, society
Sociology of Change 370
Professor Robinson
March 1st 2013 Now a day’s the media is our main source of communication from the outside world in but I don’t think people really grasp how much of an impact it has on our daily lives and how it reflects our development process. In the article, Use of Objectification Theory to Examine the Effects of a Media Literacy Intervention on Women, Becky L Choma, Mindi D. Foster, and Eileen Radford explain, “Media are an effective avenue for relaying information to a vast number of people, and, like other social agents, they serve to shape social norms, values, and individuals’ perceptions of themselves. Unfortunately the messages sent and received through media about prescriptions for women’s appearance are not often positive or constructive. The ideal image of women shown in movies, television, and magazines has become increasingly thinner …” (Choma, Foster, Radford). Since the media portrays the perfect woman as flawless creatures that everyone adores, they feel forced to duplicate the projected body type in order to receive the same attention. The several styles of media such as printing advertisements, television and music tell the society things that may seem diverse but in actuality they are all projecting the same issues. Personally being a woman who struggles with weight issues the media has made it difficult for me to make life decisions independently due to its badgering approach for the pressure of the perfect body. I have chosen to focus on how much of an influence the media has on a women/ girls’ body image because I can relate to it and I know how many women out there struggle with body image issues. The knowledge I will gain in this topic will help me further understand how corrupt the media is which will lead to a better understanding to my patients I will have in the future as a high school counselor. We have socially created imagery as a way to identify one another. Just as race, society