Media Pressures (Body Image)

Media Pressures Sites:

Fear of Fat: Why Images of Overweight Women Are Taboo Fear of Fat: Why Images of Overweight Women Are Taboo: Article by Laura Fraser on why the media will not use images of overweight women. (Media Pressures) http://www.fair.org/extra/9707/fear-of-fat.html Mediascope Issue Briefs - Body Image and Advertising Mediascope Issue Briefs - Body Image and Advertising: Overview of advertising's influence on body image, especially in young girls. (Media Pressures) http://www.mediascope.org/pubs/ibriefs/bia.htm About-Face: Facts on the Media About-Face: Facts on the Media: Offers statistics about how images and messages in the mass media affect women's self-image and self-acceptance. (Media Pressures) http://www.about-face.org/r/facts/media.shtml The Focus on Beauty The Focus on Beauty: This site examines the depiction of female beauty in the media. The intent is to demonstrate how the media negatively impacts women's views of themselves, often leading to low self-esteem and other problems. (Media Pressures) http://members.lycos.co.uk/peaceandloveinc/ Stop The Object Stop The Object: Site is about images of beauty and sex objects in the media that hurt body image for women and men alike. Information about body image disorders. (Media Pressures) http://www.stoptheobject.com What Is Victoria's Secret What Is Victoria's Secret: Parody site criticizing the idealized images of the female body in Victoria's Secret advertising. (Media Pressures) http://www.whatisvictoriassecret.com/