Waif Model In Today's Society
cultural factors in determining what is attractive, demonstrating that the slender ideal is relatively recent, and has become thinner over the last few years with the emergence of the “waif” model in the 1990s and its continuation since 2000 in spite of some challenge to this ideal.
Recent studies suggest that a desire to be slender is becoming more and more common across cultures, particularly in individuals who have much contact with Western media and culture. In the study of Mumford and Choudry (2000), white and Asian women living in London and women living in Pakistan who were all recruited from slimming clubs and gyms scored similarly on body esteem and attitudes to eating.
Another example of cultural influences can be found with the Ariaal
Recent studies suggest that a desire to be slender is becoming more and more common across cultures, particularly in individuals who have much contact with Western media and culture. In the study of Mumford and Choudry (2000), white and Asian women living in London and women living in Pakistan who were all recruited from slimming clubs and gyms scored similarly on body esteem and attitudes to eating.
Another example of cultural influences can be found with the Ariaal