Description:Academic Paper from the year 2015 in the subject Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media, language: English, abstract: The work examines the concept of beauty and unrealistic body image and beauty standards propagated by the media. The Body has been traditionally understood as a gift. Generally a gift is given and accepted and not demanded. The dissatisfaction about the body-gift is partly caused by the images that are being bombarded through various media. As a result ideals of body shapes are formed both in men and women, nowadays from a very early age. Children in many countries (more so in developed ones) consume media for three to four hours daily on average. The perfect body image standards set by the media are almost impossible to live up to. This can cause low self-esteem and can lead to psychological disorders such as depression. Contemporary media's presentation of the body, especially in advertisements, almost amounts to "organs without body". However, some individuals and organizations have come forward to counter the unrealistic body image and beauty standards propagated by the media. Ultimately, one must develop a positive body image.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The concept of beauty in the media: How the media propagates unrealistic body images and beauty standards. To get started finding The concept of beauty in the media: How the media propagates unrealistic body images and beauty standards, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
20
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Grin Verlag
Release
2020
ISBN
3346104338
The concept of beauty in the media: How the media propagates unrealistic body images and beauty standards
Description: Academic Paper from the year 2015 in the subject Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media, language: English, abstract: The work examines the concept of beauty and unrealistic body image and beauty standards propagated by the media. The Body has been traditionally understood as a gift. Generally a gift is given and accepted and not demanded. The dissatisfaction about the body-gift is partly caused by the images that are being bombarded through various media. As a result ideals of body shapes are formed both in men and women, nowadays from a very early age. Children in many countries (more so in developed ones) consume media for three to four hours daily on average. The perfect body image standards set by the media are almost impossible to live up to. This can cause low self-esteem and can lead to psychological disorders such as depression. Contemporary media's presentation of the body, especially in advertisements, almost amounts to "organs without body". However, some individuals and organizations have come forward to counter the unrealistic body image and beauty standards propagated by the media. Ultimately, one must develop a positive body image.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The concept of beauty in the media: How the media propagates unrealistic body images and beauty standards. To get started finding The concept of beauty in the media: How the media propagates unrealistic body images and beauty standards, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.