Fall 2OO9 Media and Health

Con

Creating a false image

Daniela Kalinda. (2009, April 18). The dangerous pursuit of the 'perfect' body. The Ottawa Citizen,B.5. Retrieved October 20, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 1682382841).http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=10&did=1682382841&SrchMode=2&sid=7&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1256028069&clientId=10553

This article talks about how women and weight loss are affected by the media, that models such as Angelina Jolie and such prove to be dangerous when women induce vomiting and harmful ways to "look" good.

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Li, C.. (2009, September 5). Not a Barbie girl. Northwest Asian Weekly,p. 9. Retrieved October 20, 2009, from Ethnic NewsWatch (ENW). (Document ID: 1866602191).http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1866602191&SrchMode=1&sid=10&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1256028662&clientId=10553

This article talks about the image women are getting from the media and how it is hurting the self esteem of many.

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Overweight women dislike their bodies. (1999, April). USA Today, 127(2647), 4-5. Retrieved October 20, 2009, from Research Library. (Document ID: 40159373).http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=12&did=40159373&SrchMode=1&sid=12&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1256028711&clientId=10553

Talk of overweight women disliking their bodies, lowering of self esteem, and how false advertisements of how bodies are show negativity in human mind and life.

Pro

Creating a better self

Li, C.. (2009, September 5). Not a Barbie girl. Northwest Asian Weekly,p. 9. Retrieved October 20, 2009, from Ethnic NewsWatch (ENW). (Document ID: 1866602191).http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1866602191&SrchMode=1&sid=10&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1256028662&clientId=10553 This article does talk about women and what they would like to improve, and how this industry of dieting and staying healthy is booming.

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Claire Walker. (13 October). I'm half the woman I used to be :Slimming Karen Colloff dropped an astonishing eight dress sizes in just 12 months - she tells Claire Walker how taking the first step to lose weight totally transformed her life. The Sentinel,22. Retrieved October 20, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 1878505271).http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=4&did=1878505271&SrchMode=2&sid=15&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1256029314&clientId=10553

This article talks about how dieting and working out can help one achieve the body one wants, without harmful methods, with help from media assistance of an ideal method to better one's self.

Neutral

Studies proving both sides

Amanda J Holmstrom. (2004). The Effects of the Media on Body Image: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 48(2), 196-217. Retrieved October 20, 2009, from Research Library. (Document ID: 856196371).http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=2&did=427135001&SrchMode=1&sid=12&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1256028711&clientId=10553

This article examines the studies of women being projected to images of thin and more weighted women, showing that positive results frequented more often when comparable.

• • Derek Jarvis