Does media cause individuals to develop negative body images?
Media is changing
promoting healthy body type now
Power of Media Example:
There was a website made called Pro-Ana that was pro-anorexia and bulimia. The site actually wanted people to actually be anorexic and bulimic. It encourages people to actually harm themselves. This is very unethical and you cannot tell somebody or encourage people to do something that is dangerous to them.
This Question is very hard to answer because of many reasons.
Cultural view: many people have different views of what they consider the right body type because of their cultural background.
Rephrasing the question: If the question was phrased a little differently it might be easier to find a more definite answer
Cause Vs. influence
interpretation: many people can interpret this question in different ways so you can't really get a solid answer
Society/ Image: Society has a standard to what the rite body type should be but many can agree or disagree with the body image society has set as a standard
-I agree that media does project people to have to look a certain way in order to fit the status quo. We are constantly seeing shows on TV. about people losing weight, commercials about diets, weight loss pills, and more. There celebrities that are promoting these diets and hosting shows, and it influences them. Shows like "America's Next Top Model" millions of people watch this show, even young girls. Shows like that make the young girls think that they have to look the way the models do. So I do feel the media does project a negative body image to people.
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