Media:What it does to The Human Body Theresa Darveaux

Essential Questions What is media supposed to do? How does media affect the human body? How can these effects change lives? Is it just in the US or are there others?

What Media Intends Advertising Naturally, companies advertise to sell products Entertainment Movies, music, and social web sites are meant for enjoyment Information Newspapers, news castings, and books intend to inform people on various happenings

BMI (Body Mass Index) in publicly viewed Industries Disorders, models, cheerleaders Sex Appeal: Particularly in Magazines and Catalogs Women: Large butt, skinny waist, large breasts, big hips. Men: large muscles, broad shoulders Social Role models, materialistic items and social confidence How Does Media Affect the Human Body?

BMI (Body Mass Index) effects and Industries The modeling industry has BMI requirements for their models. This can alter the publics perception of beauty, or the perfect body, and lead to the need to be thin. This can cause disorders in the employees such as Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Disorder.

Some Cheerleading Industries believe in “thin and fit” for the cheerleaders. These women are in front of thousands of people which could alter the public’s perception of body image. What About other Industries?

Sex Appeal Certain catalogs, such as Victoria’s Secret and Men’s Fitness, have models with large amounts of sex appeal. This form of media puts stress on people to be more like a sexy figure.

Females For a female, sex appeal means large butts, breasts, skinny waists and big hips. There is no need for “Push-Up” bikinis, but this advertisement is hoping to lure females in who want to look like this model.

What message is this sending young children?

For a male, sex appeal means large muscles and broad shoulders. This could lead some men into certain strict diets of protein shakes and extreme exercise. Males

Social Effects Role Models, Clothing, and relationships are all affected from different types of media.

Celebrities and Clothing Certain people look up to celebrities, such as singers or actors, as role models. The materialistic items that celebrity has is admired by the person. People can feel “unworthy” or not “ugly” if these high-end, expensive, designer items are not obtained. They make social comparisons!

Relationships Social networking sites have changed the way people communicate. Expressing words that are difficult to say in person are easily done through typed sentences. This could have the potential to either help or harm a person’s feelings. It gives people less face-to-face contact.

How can these effects change lives?

Eating disorders can cause detrimental harm to the body. Some effects include infertility, malnutrition, anemia, blurred vision/thought, fainting, and possibly death. Physical Changes

Emotional Changes Meagan Meier( )

How do cultures compare? Rates of eating disorders from high to low: Native Americans Caucasians/Hispanics African Americans (But they have similar rates of binge disorder, Asians

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