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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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