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    Barbie dolls and G.I. Joe dolls have been transforming. The Barbies have been becoming skinnier with bigger boobs and waists while the G.I. Joe dolls have been becoming more and more muscular. Children that play with these dolls are getting unrealistic body images that they want to obtain. In the article “DrugsSportsBody Image and G.I. Joe” written by Natalie Angier‚ she states how these dolls are influencing young people to go to unhealthy extremes to achieve this unrealistic body. Because children

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    Controversial Toy? Wrinkle 1 G.I Joe is a war action figure made in 1964. The toy was different than any other dolls back then. Some people say that the toy is too aggressive or kids need a role model. But the doll was made to bring out imaginativity and creativity in young boys. Long story short‚ the doll was struggling with stereotypical criticism. It had a special personality that young boys could bond with‚ unlike Barbie dolls. The brand is still out

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    Analytical Summary WGSS 396 ‘Barbie and G.I. Joe: Making Bodies Masculine and Feminine’ Children are taught that boys should be ‘masculine’ and play sports‚ and that girls should be feminine. They are given and told which toys to play with and how to play with them. For example‚ girls play with dolls in a gentle manner‚ and boys’ play with action figures more roughly. The social norms of our culture change as the times change. Gendered social practices and norms are portrayed in our mass

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    ones self-perception‚ but more of the perceptions of others establish body image. The media plays a huge role on how a teen feels about their outer appearance. For most girls‚ being healthy means having the perfect body and being accepted by their peers. The American Academy of Pediatrics showed that the majority of girls‚ 59 percent‚ reported resentment with their body shape‚ and 66 percent expressed the desire to lose weight (Image). Standards and examples of how we should look are being tremendously

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    G Model BODYIM-242; No of Pages 9 Body Image xxx (2009) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Body Image journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/bodyimage Multidimensional body image comparisons among patients with eating disorders‚ body dysmorphic disorder‚ and clinical controls: A multisite study§ Joshua I. Hrabosky a‚*‚ Thomas F. Cash b‚ David Veale c‚ Fugen Neziroglu d‚ Elizabeth A. Soll e‚1‚ David M. Garner e‚3‚ Melissa Strachan-Kinser f‚2‚ Bette Bakke g‚ Laura

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    Body Image Rashanda Joe PSYC 231 Liberty University This assignment the writer had to pick a commercial or advertisement that appealed to adolescents. The commercial that was chosen was a Calvin Kline Jeans commercial. It can be found at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=kZz03icMzdE. The commercial is showing some models men and women dressed in Calvin Kline undergarments and jeans dancing and showing off how great they look in the Calvin Kline products. The

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    1st “Body Image” Would you prefer a healthy body image or be extremely thin for a movie? (Attention grabber) Body image is how you view yourself and you have confidence about hoe you feel. (Definition of topic) Hollywood portrays men and women as thin‚ muscular‚ and perfect‚ but not all people see themselves as up to that standard. (Counterargument) The media body image should have no limits; you should not try to look or be like something

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    aren’t and images which are much more powerful and create an ongoing debate about whether the portrayal f women in advertising is a serious issue. Various studies have been conducted and many opinions are available on this subject. As an example‚ Jean Kilbourne‚ (cited by Robin Gerber) a famous media activist of raising awareness about the exploitation of women in advertising claims that:" the overwhelming presence of media images of painfully thin women means that the real women’s bodies have become

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    Media plays a significant role and known as the most formidable means of communication in our lives in 21st century. Media images contribute to the socialization of young people across a board range of areas‚ particularly those in which the viewer has relatively limited real-world experience (Huston et al.‚ 1992). Nowadays‚ most of the people will get their information through the mass media that they can get if easily which are from the internet‚ electronic devises‚ for an example television and

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    4-H’ers. My name is Jessica Marsden‚ and I’ve been a 4-H’er with the Rockets for nine years now. Today‚ on my last local achievement I’m going to talk to you about body image. Society has always placed great value on beauty of the human body‚ but a person’s perception of their own body may not always shape up to the media’s standards. Body image is a person’s mental opinion or description of his or her own physical appearance. It is generally is not based on facts‚ but is based on opinions and feelings

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