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This 6 page paper discusses the impact media images have on self-perception, body-satisfaction and eating disorders. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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a movie. It has also arisen in connection with eating disorders and low self-esteem and how they relate to the appearance of the human body as portrayed in the media.
This paper argues that there is now sufficient evidence to support a link, though not necessarily a direct causal link, between the media portrayal of the "ideal" body and peoples
(especially women) reaction to their own bodies. Specifically, it argues that the unrealistically thin women and well-muscled men shown on television and in film show a body image that most
people cannot attain, no matter how much they diet and exercise. Despite this, society insists that these distorted images are the "ideal," leading some people to develop eating disorders or
other psychological problems such as low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction when they fail to attain these impossible standards. Discussion As noted, the argument over whether there is a direct link
between media images and body dissatisfaction is still a matter of debate; what is no longer debated is that "negative exposure effects" do in fact occur (Dittmar, 2009, p. 1).
That is, it no longer in doubt that some individuals are affected negatively by what they see in the media. What studies are attempting to do now is to determine
what "diverse factors" make these people susceptible to the impact of the media images, while others are not affected. Dittmar argues that research now aims to support "a qualified and
complex picture of media effects or influences, highlighting the importance not only of individual differences, but also psychological processes, related to self and identity" (2009, p. 1). This is far
more detailed and multi-layered than simply saying that women are dissatisfied with their bodies because they arent as thin as Hollywoods anorexic stars. Its worth noting that the supposed "thin-ideal
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