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1 Body Image and Body Consciousness in the Modern World: Eating Disorders and other Self-Sabotage
CONSTANCE TIPIS

2 BODY IMAGE Definition: The subjective picture or mental image of one's own body Emanates from: Different socialization agents, which mold an individual’s perception of their body

3 Cultural context defines the “ideal body image”

4 IDEAL BODY IMAGE

5 IDEAL BODY IMAGE

6 IDEAL BODY IMAGE Dynamicity of the ideal body image Pervasive need to conform to the ideal body image Inability to conform to the ideal body image triggers self-sabotaging behaviors

7 Change in Kenya’s “ideal body image”
KENYAN CONTEXT Change in Kenya’s “ideal body image” Key factors responsible for the change: Globalization Media

8 Need to conform to a global culture that is superficial
GLOBALIZATION The global village: Enmeshment of the different cultures Global culture of vanity: Need to conform to a global culture that is superficial VANITY is the in thing…

9 MEDIA Unsuspecting consumers of the media
Social media blurring the lines further Significant interest in how adolescents consume social media Swimsuit studies: Dr. Walsh, “Girls are not comparing themselves to media ideals as much as one would expect, but they are making micro- comparisons to their peers”

10 SELF-SABOTAGE- EATING DISORDERS
Increased prevalence of self-sabotage behaviors globally E.g. eating disorders Prevalence rates in Western countries for anorexia nervosa ranged from 0.1% to 5.7% in female subjects. Prevalence rates for bulimia nervosa ranged from 0% to 2.1% in males and from 0.3% to 7.3% in female subjects in Western countries. Prevalence rates in non-Western countries for bulimia nervosa ranged from 0.46% to 3.2% in female subjects” (Makino et. al., 2004) Kenya: Few studies e.g. Afzan Tharani’s study on investigating the prevalence of eating disorders among adolescent females being impacted by Western socio-cultural and media influences.

11 Critical developmental period
ADOLESCENCE Critical developmental period Vulnerable population, highly impressionable Struggle with self-expression

12 CAN EXPRESSIVE ARTS BE THE ANSWER?
YES

13 POSITIVE BODY CONSCIOUSNESS
Shift to positive body consciousness: Self-acceptance Holistic wellness- body and mind

14 . THE END


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