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EATING DISORDERS AND THE MEDIA
Jessica Anderson
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MY OPINION The media doesn’t cause eating
disorders because: It’s a psychological problem There is no single known cause There is plenty of plus size advertising Most have had problems with eating since
childhood
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A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM large gap between how women see
themselves and how they actually look start as a result of their mother’s
opinions
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MORE THAN THE MEDIA: CAUSES Culture: Women partially define
themselves of how physically attractive they are
Personal characteristics: helplessness, worthlessness, and poor self-image often accompany an eating disorder
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MORE THAN THE MEDIA: CAUSES Other emotional disorders: other
mental problems, like depression or anxiety, occur with eating disorders
Stressful events or life changes: starting a new school or job and traumatic events
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MORE THAN THE MEDIA: CAUSES Biology: studies being done to look at
genes, hormones, and chemicals in the brain may have an effect on development and recovery
Eating disorders are like any other addiction
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MORE THAN THE MEDIA: CAUSES Families: attitude of parents about
appearance and diet affects their kid’s attitudes
if your mother or sister has bulimia, you’re more likely to have it
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AVERAGE SIZE WOMEN “There are plenty of other
representations of ‘beauty’ out there besides the thin, blonde, half-naked type” –www.about-face.org
Sizes 6-10 are normally depicted in plus size campaigns
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KIDS AND EATING DISORDERS Many kids are concerned about how
they look and feel self conscious 42% of first to third grade girls want to
be thinner 81% of ten year olds are afraid of being
fat
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KIDS AND EATING DISORDERS Most who have eating disorders began
between 11 and 13 Many people who develop eating
disorders have low self-esteem focus on their weight can be an
attempt to gain control of their lives
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WHAT IS BEING DONE New regulations have made regarding
a minimum age for models Setting restrictions on how many hours
young models can work
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WHAT IS BEING DONE Vogue-editor-in-chief, Anne Wintour,
and fashion designer, Michael Kors, spoke about eating disorder awareness at the annual public forum held at Harvard
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WHAT IS BEING DONE Kors also committed to not using
models under 16, “The age of models has to become a priority, we need to give these girls a chance to grow up.”
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GLAMOUR Glamour magazine was flooded with
praising letters when they published photos and a plus size ad
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OTHER MEDIA INFLUENCES If the media is to blame for eating
disorders, it is also to blame for confidence
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