Media and Body Image in America

Background Info

• Sex Objects, Athletes, and Sexy Athletes: How Media Representations of Women Athletes Can Impact Adolescent Girls and College Women.Citation Only Available By: Daniels, Elizabeth A.. Journal of Adolescent Research, Jul2009, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p399-422, 24p, 3 charts; (AN 42542229).http://proxy.foley.gonzaga.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=29971022&site=ehost-live.

• Looking Good: Male Body Image in Modern America.Full Text Available By: Hofmann, Mary. School Library Journal, Nov2005, Vol. 51 Issue 11, p60-60, 1/9p; (AN 18797458)

• 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.

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http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_mediaeffect.shtml

Shows info on media and body image//the whole page is on the media (Also has many sources that seem credible! :))

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http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED376539&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED376539

This primary research shows the involvement that cartoons have with children, how male and female children view each other based on these cartoons (media)

• Levine, Michael P. ""EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT MASS MEDIA ARE/ARE NOT [pick one] A CAUSE OF EATING DISORDERS": A CRITICAL REVIEW OF EVIDENCE FOR A CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN MEDIA, NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE, AND DISORDERED EATING IN FEMALES.." Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology;. 28.1 (2009): p9-42, 34p, 2 charts. Print. http://proxy.foley.gonzaga.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=36604147&site=ehost-live

This article reviews research pertaining to mass media as a causal risk factor for negative body image and disordered eating in females. The specific purpose is to clarify the impact of mass media by applying seven criteria that extend those of Kraemer et al. (1997) and Stice (2002). Although media effects clearly meet a majority of the criteria, this analysis indicates that, currently, engagement with mass media is probably best considered a variable risk factor that might well be later shown to be a causal risk factor.

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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/search/allsearch?mode=similararticles&DID=67258&page=1

Lots of info for many searches on many primary sources

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http://hscareers.com/news/articles.asp?id=127

.com site, but its sources=credible? idk, but it has information on how idealized women on TV make girls feel bad (article title)