Media Body Image
Angela Eaton EATON, Page 1
Media Analysis – Final Draft Essay 3
ENG102 -Online
Professor Hankins
4/19/2014
The Impacts of Media on Self Image
There has been much improvement in regards to the living standard and for many years now
people have been focusing on their own appearances. People never used to care much about their
physical appearance or what others thought about them. These days people obsess over the way they
look. Some have even gone as far as going under the knife and getting plastic or cosmetic surgery. It
has gotten out of hand. A lot of people are striving to look like the people in magazinges, television,
movies, etc. Going overboard …show more content…
People not do these things for the purpose of looking better to
someone else. What matters is what 's on the inside and what matters is that they are healthy and living.
They should care less about what others think of them and just do what makes them happy as an
individual. People are going so far as to commit suicide because they feel so ugly and so hopeless
because of the “perfect body image fad.” There have been many of these crimes reported, escpecially
in the last ten to twenty years. It is more so popular among teens to self-mutilate because they feel
uncomfortable in their own skin. What people forget to realize is that one 's individual body image is
indeed more criticized by those indivuals themselves than others. When they look in the mirror, they
see so much more than others see because they are so critical about themselves. What he or she sees in
the mirror is typically not what others see. This is simply because we recognize the littlest things about
ourselves and we see our flaws before we see our own unique beauty. Of course, body image is
different depending on age groups, genders, and cultural backgrounds. For instance, Asians are …show more content…
Throughout the media, women are
continually being scrutinized concerning their body image and many advertisers are selling a fake
persona of what a woman should look like by editing photos to look flawless. This has a very negative
impact on women who have do not have the perfect body.
Especially, these days people are paying more attention to the media and they 're getting more
involved in a sense that media has become an important part of their lives. People are wanting to be
healthier so they can live longer and live better quality lives. Most are focusing on being healthier,
rather than focusing on being thin. The relationships between the media and peoples ' health may
eventually improve the social health standard.
EATON, Page 4
Works Cited
Clark,M.,(2004). Is weight loss a realistic goal of treatment in type 2 diabetes? The implications of restraint theory, Patient Educ Couns,53, pp. 277–283.
Groesz,L.,&ump;Murnen. (2007). National Eating Disorders Association. National Eating Disorders Association Organization Overview. Retrieved from
Media Analysis – Final Draft Essay 3
ENG102 -Online
Professor Hankins
4/19/2014
The Impacts of Media on Self Image
There has been much improvement in regards to the living standard and for many years now
people have been focusing on their own appearances. People never used to care much about their
physical appearance or what others thought about them. These days people obsess over the way they
look. Some have even gone as far as going under the knife and getting plastic or cosmetic surgery. It
has gotten out of hand. A lot of people are striving to look like the people in magazinges, television,
movies, etc. Going overboard …show more content…
People not do these things for the purpose of looking better to
someone else. What matters is what 's on the inside and what matters is that they are healthy and living.
They should care less about what others think of them and just do what makes them happy as an
individual. People are going so far as to commit suicide because they feel so ugly and so hopeless
because of the “perfect body image fad.” There have been many of these crimes reported, escpecially
in the last ten to twenty years. It is more so popular among teens to self-mutilate because they feel
uncomfortable in their own skin. What people forget to realize is that one 's individual body image is
indeed more criticized by those indivuals themselves than others. When they look in the mirror, they
see so much more than others see because they are so critical about themselves. What he or she sees in
the mirror is typically not what others see. This is simply because we recognize the littlest things about
ourselves and we see our flaws before we see our own unique beauty. Of course, body image is
different depending on age groups, genders, and cultural backgrounds. For instance, Asians are …show more content…
Throughout the media, women are
continually being scrutinized concerning their body image and many advertisers are selling a fake
persona of what a woman should look like by editing photos to look flawless. This has a very negative
impact on women who have do not have the perfect body.
Especially, these days people are paying more attention to the media and they 're getting more
involved in a sense that media has become an important part of their lives. People are wanting to be
healthier so they can live longer and live better quality lives. Most are focusing on being healthier,
rather than focusing on being thin. The relationships between the media and peoples ' health may
eventually improve the social health standard.
EATON, Page 4
Works Cited
Clark,M.,(2004). Is weight loss a realistic goal of treatment in type 2 diabetes? The implications of restraint theory, Patient Educ Couns,53, pp. 277–283.
Groesz,L.,&ump;Murnen. (2007). National Eating Disorders Association. National Eating Disorders Association Organization Overview. Retrieved from