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A 5 page paper which considers the importance that media images of body shape have on the way that individuals, especially teenage girls, perceive themselves and whether this may be related to the recent increase in the incidence of eating disorders amongst this group. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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The role of the media in health care is something which has been debated for some considerable time, not only in relation to the way that images are presented
in the popular press, but also with regard to the extent that the media can be considered as having a responsibility to inform and educate the public on health care
issues. Socio-cultural messages are conveyed constantly through the media and as Hogan (1999) points out, this is a continual bombardment via television, the print media, the Internet, and so on.
Whilst, as she points out, the public might rely on the media to do the right thing (Hogan, 1999, npa) as far as the promotion of images is concerned, it
is evident that this is not always the case especially where images of body shape are concerned.
This is something which has been investigated particularly with regard to the extent of media influence on younger people, especially girls,
and research suggest that not only is the media promoting images of body shape which are harmful to good health practices, but that the media is a major influence on
the self-perception and health care of young girls. Hogan notes, with some validity, that media education is important: if the media continues to promote what she considers to be negative
and unhealthy images, then it is important that the audience, especially its younger members, understand the meaning which is implicit in the images, the rationale behind their prevalence, and ways
in which harmful influences can be recognised and countered. This also has implications for the media itself: since it is to a great extent consumer-driven, it would seem logical that
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